welter
Confused tangled mass
Welter suggests turbulent, chaotic movement or a disordered mass of things.
As a noun, it often describes a confused jumble: a welter of emotions, a welter of competing interests.
The verb means to roll, toss, or wallow, particularly in something unpleasant: weltering in blood appears in older literary texts.
In boxing, welterweight is a weight class between lightweight and middleweight, though the connection to the sense of tumult is obscure.
Confused disorderly collection
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- disarrayLack of order
disorder · hodgepodge · mishmash · maze · labyrinth · bewilderment · perplexity · morass
Complete disorder and confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- fermentMicrobial chemical breakdown
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
agitation · turbulence · uproar · pandemonium · bedlam · mayhem · storm · maelstrom
Severe overflow of water
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- inundateOverwhelm with excess
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
avalanche · torrent · barrage · cascade · onslaught · surfeit · glut · saturation
jumble
Confused disorderly collection
disarray · disorder · hodgepodge · mishmash · maze · labyrinth · bewilderment · perplexity · morass · clutter
chaos
Complete disorder and confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- fermentMicrobial chemical breakdown
commotion · agitation · turbulence · uproar · pandemonium · bedlam · mayhem · storm · maelstrom · whirlpool
deluge
Severe overflow of water
engulf · avalanche · torrent · barrage · cascade · onslaught · surfeit · glut · saturation · outpouring
thrash
Beat violently or defeat utterly
flounder · squirm · tumble · heave · pitch · lurch · flail · sprawl · churn · roil
middleweight
Average-mass fighter classification
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- pugilistProfessional fist fighter
- titleFormal honorific or name
belt · division · bout · ring · champion · contender · fighter · weigh-in · rankings · class
- weight classesflyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, middleweight
welterorder
Methodical arrangement or request
orderliness · organization · system · arrangement · structure
welterscarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
paucity · dearth · clarity · simplicity · shortage
weltercalm
Free from agitation
tranquility · tranquillity · stillness · peace · quiet