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- [juhm-buh l]
- /ˈdʒʌm bəl/
- /ˈdʒʌm.bl̩/
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- [juhm-buh l]
- /ˈdʒʌm bəl/
Definitions of jumbled word
- verb with object jumbled to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards. 1
- verb with object jumbled to confuse mentally; muddle. 1
- verb without object jumbled to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass. 1
- verb without object jumbled to meet or come together confusedly. 1
- noun jumbled a mixed or disordered heap or mass: a jumble of paper clips, rubber bands, and string. 1
- noun jumbled a confused mixture; medley. 1
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Origin of jumbled
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; perhaps blend of joll to bump (now dial.) and tumble
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Parts of speech for Jumbled
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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jumbled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jumbled
adjective jumbled
- untidy — not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered: an untidy room; an untidy person.
- topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
- muddled — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- chaotic — Something that is chaotic is in a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- mixed-up — completely confused or emotionally unstable: a mixed-up teenager.
adverb jumbled
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- helter-skelter — in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
- unmindful — not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- upended — to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
Antonyms for jumbled
adjective jumbled
- orderly — arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- ordered — neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.
- organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- organised — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
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