Shambles

/ˈʃæmbəlz/

Synonyms for "shambles" (102 found)

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Noun(6 words)

abattoir slaughterhouse ballup bordellobutcher shopbutchery

abattoir aceldamaaugean stablesbattle linebattle sitebattlefield battleground belsen bloodbathblue ruinbotch botchery breakup butchering butchery

Strong matches (30)

carnage chaoscombat areacombat zoneconcentration campconfusion consumption damnation decimation depredation desolation despoilment despoliation destruction devastation disaster disintegration disorganization disruption dissolution

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dmzenemy linefieldfield of battlefield of bloodfiring line

Noun(4 words)

chaos disorder disrupt drag

Related words (51)

frontfront linegas chamberhash havoc hecatomb holocaustkilling groundlanding beachlineline of battlemessmix upmix-up muddle mull muss occision perdition pigpen

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pigsty ravage ruin ruinationseat of warslaughter slaughterhouse slaughtering spoliation stockyardthe fronttheatertheater of operationstheater of warundoing vandalism waste wrackwrack and ruinwreckzone of communications

Noun(9 words)

havoc pigpens ruin shemozzle shuffle stumble turmoil undermine wreckage

Adjective(1 words)

ramshackle arrangement

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affect alter building condition disorder disorderliness edifice establishment facility impact move state

More specific

9 entries

butchery disarraylumbering stridemeat marketpolicy failureproject derailmentshambling gaittimeline slippagewreckage

Collocations

12 entries

abattoirbutcher shopbutcheryin shamblesmeat marketmeat processingshamble alongshamble forwardshamble throughshambling gaitslaughterhouseturn into shambles

Derivations

2 entries

shamble shambolic

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This place is in shambles.

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The drunk tourists left the hotel room in shambles after their visit.

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Sami and Layla's marriage was in shambles.

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After his divorce with Layla, Sami's whole life was in shambles.

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