muddle up
Throw into disorder
To muddle up is to confuse or mix things together in a disordered way.
You might muddle up the details of a story, or muddle up two people's names: I always muddle up the twins.
British speakers use this more than Americans, who tend toward mix up or confuse.
Cause utter confusion
- perplexCause utter confusion
- confoundTo thoroughly puzzle
- disorientCause mental confusion
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
baffle · flummox · obfuscate · blur · misconstrue · misunderstand · misinterpret · mislead
Confused disorderly collection
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- scrambleMix into disorder
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- clutterUntidy collection of items
disarray · shambles · disorganization · dishevelment · untidiness · mishmash · hodgepodge · snarl
bewilder
Cause utter confusion
puzzle · baffle · flummox · obfuscate · blur · misconstrue · misunderstand · misinterpret · mislead · addled
jumble
Confused disorderly collection
clutter · disarray · shambles · disorganization · dishevelment · untidiness · mishmash · hodgepodge · snarl · heap
knot
Tied rope fastening
twist · enmesh · embroil · interweave · mat · ravel · complicate · snag · kink · foul up
muddle uporganize
Put into systematic order
arrange · sort out · order · put in order · tidy up
muddle upclarify
Make something understandable
clear up · explain · elucidate · make clear · illuminate
muddle updistinguish
Recognize as distinct
differentiate · separate · tell apart · discriminate · sort out
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