Synonyms of muddled

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adjective

as in messy

lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness

a muddled arrangement of trophies in the display case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messy
• chaotic
• confused
• jumbled
• littered
• cluttered
• sloppy
• messed
• filthy
• tangled
• dirty
• disordered
• shaggy
• tumbled
• disarrayed
• disheveled
• untidy
• disarranged
• stained
• rumpled
• dishevelled
• unkempt
• disorderly
• wrinkled
• tousled
• out of joint
• mussed
• mussy
• knotted
• nasty
• topsy-turvy
• blackened
• at sixes and sevens
• higgledy-piggledy
• pell-mell
• smudged
• upside-down
• spotted
• grimy
• hugger-mugger
• dingy
• mucky
• unclean
• bedraggled
• sullied
• squalid
• polluted
• contaminated
• draggled
• slovenly
• soiled
• grubby
• begrimed
• uncombed
• grungy
• tainted
• frowzy
• dowdy
• foul
• neglected
• adulterated
• uncleanly
• cruddy
• frowsy
• besmirched
• grotty
• slatternly
• snarled
• sordid
• shabby
• neglectful
• bemired
• befouled
• negligent
• defiled
• seedy
• sloven
• sleazy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organized
• orderly
• crisp
• neat
• tidy
• uncluttered
• cleaned
• clean
• well-ordered
• sparkling
• ordered
• trim
• systematic
• unsullied
• kempt
• immaculate
• antiseptic
• cleanly
• shipshape
• spotless
• careful
• systematized
• snug
• stainless
• methodical
• regular
• hygienic
• spick-and-span
• tidied
• unsoiled
• methodic
• neatened
• meticulous
• fussy
• fastidious
• finicky
• spic-and-span
• manicured
• combed
• unpolluted
• bandbox
• wholesome
• groomed
• untainted
• undefiled
• well-groomed
• taintless

muddled

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verb

past tense of muddle

1

as in confused

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confused
• baffled
• puzzled
• bewildered
• perplexed
• muddied
• befuddled
• discombobulated
• disoriented
• fuddled
• rattled
• flustered
• vexed
• addled
• flummoxed
• confounded
• mystified
• embarrassed
• disturbed
• stunned
• bamboozled
• bemused
• bothered
• posed
• befogged
• mazed
• upset
• foxed
• buffaloed
• graveled
• unsettled
• gravelled
• got
• beat
• stuck
• vext
• blew one's mind
• went to one's head
• agitated
• disconcerted
• distressed
• stumped
• nonplussed
• disquieted
• weirded out
• mortified
• discomfited
• nonplused
• abashed
• perturbed
• unhinged
• misled
• misguided
• dismayed
• discomforted
• fazed
• deluded
• discountenanced
• chagrined
• discomposed
• deceived
• duped
• fooled
• tricked
• strung along
• beguiled
• hoodwinked
• humbugged
• took in
• snowed
• cozened
• gulled
• hoaxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• assured
• informed
• reassured
• enlightened

2

as in disrupted

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupted
• confused
• shuffled
• disturbed
• jumbled
• disorganized
• disjointed
• scrambled
• upset
• disordered
• dishevelled
• disarranged
• disheveled
• deranged
• tousled
• dislocated
• mussed
• mixed (up)
• disarrayed
• tangled
• snarled
• hashed
• tumbled
• rumpled
• discomposed
• messed (up)
• unsettled
• cluttered
• embroiled
• perturbed
• entangled
• stirred (up)
• agitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organized
• arranged
• ordered
• disposed
• regulated
• ranged
• drew up
• aligned
• straightened (up)
• classified
• marshalled
• marshaled
• arrayed
• adjusted
• lined
• tidied
• lined up
• systematized
• codified
• fixed
• queued
• alined
• made up
• methodized
• systemized
• groomed
• spruced (up)
• unscrambled