I'm in the middle of a muddle.
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Muddle
//ˈmʌdl̩//
Synonyms for "muddle" (253 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Strong matches (76)
consternationcontrivecopedazedazzledeformdemoralizedisarrangedisarraydisasterdiscombobulatediscombobulationdiscomfitdiscomfiturediscomposediscomposuredisconcertdisconcertiondisheveldisjoint
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disorderdisorganizationdisorganizedisorientdisorientationdisruptdistemperdistortdistractdisturbdisturbancedizzyembarrassembarrassmentembrangleentanglefabulous formless darknessfailurefaux pasfazefiascofixfloorflounderfluffflummoxflunkflurryflusterflutterfogfog upfoozlefoul upfoul-upfrenzyfuddlefuddlementfumblefussfuzzgarblegetget alongget byhashhasslehazehuddle
Related words (126)
hugger muggerimplicateintoxicateinvolvejumblejumble togetherjunglekeep in suspenseknock galley-westknotlicenselicklimplitterlouse uplumbermake domake itmake uncertainmar
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mashmazemessmess upmiscuemishandlemishmashmismanagemisrulemistmixmix upmix-upmoidermorassmuckmuck upmudmuddle throughmuddlementmuddymuffmullmumblemurdermurmurmussmuss upmuttermystifynonplusobfuscateobscureoverlook distinctionsperplexperplexityperturbperturbationpiplay havoc withplay hob withpotherproblempuckerput outpuzzlequeerraise hellramifyrattleravelrifflerilerufflerummagescramblescrapescrape alongscrape throughscrewscrew upscrew-upshamblesshuffleslipsnafusnarlsnarl upspinspoilstewstickstumblestumpswallowsweatswivettanglethrowthrow into confusionthrow offtizzytoppletopsy-turvinesstriptumbleunformunsettleunsettlementunshapeupsetwashout
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8 entriesTranslations
95 translations across 20 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- ارتباك noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- تخبط noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
Bulgarian
3 entries- бъркотия noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- миксирам verb (mash for a cocktail)
- обърквам verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Czech
4 entries- chaos noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- nepořádek noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- zmatek noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- změť noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
Dutch
4 entries- warboel noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- wirwar noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- door mekaar mengen verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- verwarren verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Finnish
4 entries- sekasotku noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- sotku noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- sekoittaa verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- sotkea verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
French
4 entries- confusion noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- désordre noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- pagaille noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- confondre verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Galician
2 entries- atrapallar verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- machucar verb (mash for a cocktail)
German
2 entries- Wirrwarr noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- verwirren verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Greek
2 entries- θολώνω verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- συγχέω verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Hungarian
4 entries- felfordulás noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- rendetlenség noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- zagyvaság noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- zűrzavar noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
Ido
1 entries- konfuzeskar verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Italian
4 entries- casino noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- guazzabuglio noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- intruglio noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- pasticcio noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
Occitan
4 entries- borrolament noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- borrolh noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- borrolís noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- confusion noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
Portuguese
1 entries- baralhar verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Romanian
3 entries- a face confuz verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- încurca verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- încâlci verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Russian
3 entries- путаница noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- перепу́тать verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- спу́тать verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cuir tro-chèile verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Sicilian
3 entries- ammiscari verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- mbrugghiari verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- mpracchiari verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
Spanish
4 entries- desorden noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- confundir verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- embrollar verb (mix together, to mix up; to confuse)
- machacar verb (mash for a cocktail)
Swedish
3 entries- oreda noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- röra noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
- virrvarr noun (a mixture; a confusion; a garble)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Tom was in a real muddle over his holiday plans.
Source: tatoeba (5078252)
We didn't get any instructions. I guess we'll just muddle through and make the best of things.
Source: tatoeba (8781016)
Wealth could not muddle his thoughts, poverty could not change his integrity, force could not oppress his will, this is what it means to be a man.
Source: tatoeba (11272462)
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