jumble — OAT · Shobdo

jumble

noun

1 the books were in a chaotic jumble | a jumble of ideas and impressions:

untidy heap, confused heap, clutter, muddle, mess, confusion, welter, disarray, disarrangement, tangle, litter;

hodgepodge, hotchpotch, mishmash, miscellany, motley collection, mixture, mixed bag, medley, farrago;

informal mash-up;

British, informal dog's dinner, dog's breakfast;

rare gallimaufry, mingle-mangle, congeries, macédoine.

2 British bags of jumble:

junk, bric-a-brac, bits and pieces;

British lumber;

rare rummage.

verb

the photographs are all jumbled up in an envelope:

mix up, muddle up, disarrange, disorganize, disorder, confuse, put in disarray, throw into chaos, make a shambles of;

shuffle.