jumble

Chaotic mixed pile

A jumble is a confused mixture or disordered mass of things: a jumble of papers on the desk, a jumble of thoughts.

To jumble is to mix up or throw together without order: The movers jumbled everything into boxes.

In British English, a jumble sale is what Americans call a rummage sale—a charity event selling donated secondhand goods.

disorder

mess

Disorderly, troublesome condition

chaos · confusion · heap · hodgepodge · mishmash · muddle · disorganization · tangle · snarl · pile

mixture

blend

Combine into mixture

potpourri · melange · miscellany · motley · patchwork · grab-bag · salmagundi · olio · smorgasbord · variety

tangle

knot

Tied rope fastening

  • snarlHostile vocal threat
  • twistRotating motion or surprise
  • entwineWind around each other

kink · snag · mat · ravel · intertwine · enmesh · entangle · web · coil · gnarl

puzzle

anagram

Reshuffled letter word

unscramble · wordplay

scramble

shuffle

Randomize by mixing

muddle · mix-up · toss · tumble · disturb · upset · displace · randomize · unsort · hash

Categories
Opposites
ORDER vs. DISORDER

jumbleorder

Methodical arrangement or request

organization · arrangement · system · pattern · orderliness

ACTION: ORGANIZING vs. DISORGANIZING

jumbleorganize

Put into systematic order

arrange · order · sort · tidy · systematize

clarity and coherence

jumbleclarity

State of being understandable

coherence · method · plan · logic · sense

Phrases
Family

jumbled, jumbles, jumbling, jumbly, jumble sale

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G