All topsy-turvy synonyms
top·sy-tur·vy
T t adj topsy-turvy
- knurly — having knurls or knots; gnarled.
- grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
- muddled — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- catawampus — askew; awry
- all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
- chaotic — Something that is chaotic is in a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- inverted — to turn upside down.
- disorderly — characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused: a disorderly desk.
- confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
adjective topsy-turvy
- disordered — lacking organization or in confusion; disarranged.
- orderless — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- littered — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- disorganised — Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
- disorganized — functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
- jumbled — to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
- incurving — Present participle of incurve.
adverb topsy-turvy
- incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.
noun topsy-turvy
adv topsy-turvy
- helter-skelter — in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
- incontinently — immediately; at once; straightaway.
- 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.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all