jumbled
Use Jumbled in a sentence
bəl verb (used with object)
1.
to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
2.
to confuse mentally; muddle.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass.
4.
to meet or come together confusedly.
noun
5.
a mixed or disordered heap or mass: a jumble of paper clips, rubber bands, and string.
6.
a confused mixture; medley.
7.
a state of confusion or disorder.
8.
Also, jum·bal. a small, round, flat cake or cookie with a hole in the middle.
Related forms
jum·ble·ment, noun
jum·bler, noun
jum·bling·ly, adverb
un·jum·bled, adjective
Synonyms
7. muddle, hodgepodge; farrago, gallimaufry; mess; chaos.
7. muddle, hodgepodge; farrago, gallimaufry; mess; chaos.
Antonyms
1. separate. 7. order.
1. separate. 7. order.
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World English Dictionary
jumble (ˈdʒʌmbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to mingle (objects, papers, etc) in a state of disorder |
| 2. | (tr; usually passive) to remember in a confused form; muddle |
| —n | |
| 3. | a disordered mass, state, etc |
| 4. | (Brit) articles donated for a jumble sale |
| 5. | Also called: jumbal a small thin cake, usually ring-shaped |
| [C16: of uncertain origin] | |
| 'jumbler | |
| —n | |
| 'jumbly | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
jumble
1529, originally "to move confusedly," perhaps coined on model of stumble, tumble, etc. In 17c., it was yet another euphemism for "have sex with" (a sense first attested 1582). The noun meaning "a confused mixture" is from 1661.
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Example sentences
Her legs were swollen, her toenails had grown into claws and her bedroom was so jumbled even the mice were confounded.
Primitive campsites are situated in a valley surrounded by jumbled rock.
They may appear jumbled, but people who worked together and died together are grouped together.
And, after pages of jumbled and unconvincing argument, she began to understand what she was writing.
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