It's a complete mess, and it's getting on my nerves.
Source: tatoeba (1727)
Mess
//mɛs//
Synonyms for "mess" (521 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (105)
batchfixall sortsallotmentallowanceamountarsy-varsinessassemblageassortmentbaboonbad jobbagbarrelbefoulbefuddlementbenastybevuebewildermentbig endbigger half
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bindbitbitch upbiteblemishblotblowblunderboardbobblebogglebollixbonehead playbonerboo booboo-boobotchbotcherybotherbotherationbreadbroad spectrumbudgetbunchbunglebutt inc rationcafeteriacan of wormscarrionchaoschinese puzzlechunkcloudclumpclumsy performanceclusterclutchcluttercommissioncommonscomplexcomplicationconcoctionconfuseconfusionconglomerationconsiderablecontaminatecontingentcopsecorruptcorruptioncountcropcrunchcutdallydandruffdazedealdecaydefilederangedestinydestroydifficultydilemmadinedinettedining cardining halldining roomdining saloondirtydisarrangedisarrangement
Strong matches (156)
disarraydiscombobulationdiscomfiturediscomposuredisconcertiondisheveldislocatedisorderdisorganizationdisorganizedisorientationdisturbancedividenddogdoledoodledoseembarrassing positionembarrassmentemergency rations
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endentertainmentequal shareerroretourderieexcrementeyesorefarragofatefeedfiascofiddlefield rationsfilthfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishflirtflubfluffflummoxflunkflurryflusterflutterfodderfogfool aroundfoozleforagefoulfoul matterfoul upfoul-upfrenzyfrightfuddlefuddlementfumblefurfurgallimaufrygangrenegargoylegaucheriegobgobsgood dealgoof upgordian knotgrassgratifygrazegreat dealgroupgroupinggroupmentgrovegum uphaghalfhalverharridanhashhassockhazeheapheapshell to payhelpinghelter skelterhelter-skelterhiggledy-piggledyhobblehodgepodgehot waterhotchpothotchpotchhow-do-you-dohunkhysteron proteronimbroglioinfectinterestinterfere withintervenejamjumblejunglek rationkettle of fishknotlabyrinthlarge amountlashingslitterloadslotlotslouse uplumpmagpiemashmassmazemealmealsmeandermeasuremeatmeddle withmedley
Noun(25 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (260)
meedmelangemeshmess aroundmess hallmess upmess withmessroommingle-manglemintmisarrangemiscellanymiscuemishmashmistmistakemixmix-upmixed bagmixture
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modicummoietymonstermonstrositymorassmuchmuckmuck upmucusmuddlemuddlementmuffmullmultiplicitymussmuss upnastyno beautynumberobscenityodds and endsoff dayolioolla podridaomnium-gatherumoodlesordurepackparcelparlous straitspartpasspasticciopastichepasturepatchworkpeckpercentageperplexperplexityperturbationphilanderpicklepiecepilepilespinchplayplay aroundplightpolluteportionpotpotherpotpourripotterpowerpredicamentpretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentproblemprofusionproportionprovisionpuckerpuddlepull to piecespusputrid matterputterquagmirequandaryquantityquantumquicksandquite a littlequotaraftraftsrake offrake-offrationrationsravelrefectionrefectoryrefreshmentregaleregalementrepasrepastrestaurantrotrube goldberg contraptionruffleruinrumplerun aroundsad worksaladsalle a mangersalmagundisatisfysaucescadsscarecrowscatterscramblescrapescrew upscrew-upscurfscuzseducesegmentshamblesshareshockshort commonsshufflesightsleep aroundslewslewssliceslimeslipsloughsmall amountsmall sharesmorgasbordsmutsnafusnake pitsnarlsnotsoilsordesspatespotspreadsqueezestackstacksstakestewsticky wicketstockstookstraitstraitsstumblesullysumsustainswampsweatswivettabletainttamper withtangletangled skeintarnishteratismthickettidy sumtight spottight squeezetightropetinkertizzytopsy-turvinesstopsy-turvydomtousletoytreattricky spottrifletriptroubletuckertufttumbleturmoilturn upside downtussockugly ducklingunholy messunsettlementuntidinessupsetwadwadswashoutwebworkwelterwhat you willwheels within wheelswhole slewwildernesswine and dinewispwitchwreckwreckage
Noun(32 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Synonyms
2 entriesat location
5 entriescauses desire
1 entriesderived
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
etymologically related_to
3 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
4 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
154 translations across 43 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- deurmekaarspul noun (confusion of things)
- gemors noun (confusion of things)
Arabic
4 entries- اِخْتِلَاط noun (confusion of things)
- اِرْتِبَاك noun (confusion of things)
- اِضْطِرَاب noun (confusion of things)
- خَرْبَطة noun (confusion of things)
Armenian
2 entries- անկարգություն noun (confusion of things)
- խառնաշփոթ noun (confusion of things)
Basque
1 entries- anabasa noun (confusion of things)
Belarusian
4 entries- барда́к noun (confusion of things)
- беспара́дак noun (confusion of things)
- бязла́дздзе noun (confusion of things)
- гармі́дар noun (confusion of things)
Breton
1 entries- tiala noun (confusion of things)
Bulgarian
4 entries- безпоря́дък noun (confusion of things)
- безре́дие noun (confusion of things)
- бъркоти́я noun (confusion of things)
- будалкам се verb (screw around)
Catalan
3 entries- desgavell noun (confusion of things)
- embolic noun (confusion of things)
- garbuix noun (confusion of things)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 混亂 /混乱 noun (confusion of things)
Czech
1 entries- nepořádek noun (confusion of things)
Danish
2 entries- rod noun (confusion of things)
- fucke verb (screw around)
Dutch
2 entries- puinhoop noun (confusion of things)
- zootje noun (confusion of things)
Esperanto
2 entries- kaĉo noun (confusion of things)
- tohuvabohuo noun (confusion of things)
Finnish
1 entries- sotku noun (confusion of things)
French
4 entries- bazar noun (confusion of things)
- bordel noun (confusion of things)
- bourbier noun (confusion of things)
- chenis noun (confusion of things)
Galician
4 entries- andrómena noun (confusion of things)
- barallada noun (confusion of things)
- desfeita noun (confusion of things)
- desmancho noun (confusion of things)
Georgian
2 entries- უსიამოვნება noun (confusion of things)
- უწესრიგობა noun (confusion of things)
German
4 entries- (totales) Chaos noun (confusion of things)
- Durcheinander noun (confusion of things)
- Mist (bauen) noun (confusion of things)
- Saustall noun (confusion of things)
Hebrew
4 entries- אי־סדר noun (confusion of things)
- אנדרלמוסיה noun (confusion of things)
- בוקה ומבולקה noun (confusion of things)
- בלגן noun (confusion of things)
Hungarian
4 entries- felfordulás noun (confusion of things)
- rendetlenség noun (confusion of things)
- zűrzavar noun (confusion of things)
- összevisszaság noun (confusion of things)
Irish
1 entries- praiseach noun (confusion of things)
Italian
4 entries- casino noun (confusion of things)
- confusione noun (confusion of things)
- macello noun (confusion of things)
- percorso ad ostacoli noun (confusion of things)
Japanese
1 entries- 混乱 noun (confusion of things)
Khmer
1 entries- សង្ករ noun (confusion of things)
Korean
2 entries- 엉망 noun (confusion of things)
- 혼란 noun (confusion of things)
Macedonian
2 entries- безредие noun (confusion of things)
- неред noun (confusion of things)
Māori
4 entries- kūnakunaku noun (confusion of things)
- pōwhiwhi noun (confusion of things)
- pōwhiwhi noun (confusion of things)
- tīrangorango noun (confusion of things)
Norwegian
1 entries- røre noun (confusion of things)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Krom noun (confusion of things)
Polish
4 entries- bardach noun (confusion of things)
- bardak noun (confusion of things)
- barłóg noun (confusion of things)
- bałagan noun (confusion of things)
Portuguese
1 entries- bagunça noun (confusion of things)
Romanian
1 entries- haos noun (confusion of things)
Russian
4 entries- барда́к noun (confusion of things)
- беспоря́док noun (confusion of things)
- каварда́к noun (confusion of things)
- кутерьма́ noun (confusion of things)
Scots
1 entries- pran noun (confusion of things)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nȅrēd noun (confusion of things)
- не̏ре̄д noun (confusion of things)
Slovak
3 entries- bordel noun (confusion of things)
- neporiadok noun (confusion of things)
- buzerovať verb (screw around)
Slovene
3 entries- nered noun (confusion of things)
- zmeda noun (confusion of things)
- zmešnjava noun (confusion of things)
Spanish
4 entries- barullo noun (confusion of things)
- belén noun (confusion of things)
- cisco noun (confusion of things)
- cristo noun (confusion of things)
Swedish
3 entries- röra noun (confusion of things)
- djävlas verb (screw around)
- jävlas verb (screw around)
Thai
1 entries- ความสับสน noun (confusion of things)
Tongan
1 entries- moveuveu noun (confusion of things)
Ukrainian
4 entries- барда́к noun (confusion of things)
- бе́злад noun (confusion of things)
- безла́ддя noun (confusion of things)
- безпоря́док noun (confusion of things)
Welsh
1 entries- annibendod noun (confusion of things)
Sample sentences
36 total sentences available.
The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.
Source: tatoeba (1978)
Who's going to clear up all this mess?
Source: tatoeba (27502)
If we all pull together we should be able to get the country out of the mess it's in.
Source: tatoeba (30791)
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