mixed-up
In complete disarray
Mixed-up describes a state of confusion or disorder.
A mixed-up person is emotionally confused or psychologically unsettled: He was a mixed-up kid who never quite found his way.
Mixed-up files or papers are jumbled or disorganized.
The hyphen typically appears before a noun; after a verb, it's often written open: I got all mixed up.
Disordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- shuffledMixed into disorder
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- muddledIn a confused state
tangled · disarranged · chaotic · messy · disorderly · haphazard · cluttered · out-of-order
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- muddledIn a confused state
befuddled · puzzled · discombobulated · flummoxed · nonplussed · dazed · foggy · unclear
Twisted confusedly together
- knottedTied with loops
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- twistedWound around itself
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
interlaced · enmeshed · woven · entwined · matted · interwoven · convoluted · coiled
Poorly adapted socially
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- unstableProne to sudden change
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
- delinquentFailing in duty
dysfunctional · messed-up · problematic · unsettled · at-risk · struggling · conflicted · damaged
Involved in conflict
- implicatedShown to be involved
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- associatedConnected in relationship
- connectedJoined to another
complicit · enmeshed · ensnared · participating · involved
jumbled
Disordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- shuffledMixed into disorder
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
muddled · tangled · disarranged · chaotic · messy · disorderly · haphazard · cluttered · out-of-order · topsy-turvy
bewildered
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
muddled · befuddled · puzzled · discombobulated · flummoxed · nonplussed · dazed · foggy · unclear · addled
tangled
Twisted confusedly together
intertwined · interlaced · enmeshed · woven · entwined · matted · interwoven · convoluted · coiled · braided
maladjusted
Poorly adapted socially
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- unstableProne to sudden change
- waywardStubbornly self-willed
delinquent · dysfunctional · messed-up · problematic · unsettled · at-risk · struggling · conflicted · damaged · lost
embroiled
Involved in conflict
- implicatedShown to be involved
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- associatedConnected in relationship
connected · complicit · enmeshed · ensnared · participating · involved
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- disorderedchaotic, disorganized, disordered, jumbled, messy
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide
mixed-upclearheaded
Mentally focused and rational
lucid · unconfused · sharp · alert · focused
mix, mixed, mixture, mixer, mixing, mixes, unmixed, miscellany, mixers