jumble
noun
[ ˈdʒʌmb(ə)l ]
• an untidy collection or pile of things.
• "the books were in a chaotic jumble"
Similar:
untidy heap,
confused heap,
clutter,
muddle,
mess,
confusion,
welter,
disarray,
disarrangement,
tangle,
litter,
hodgepodge,
hotchpotch,
mishmash,
miscellany,
motley collection,
mixture,
mixed bag,
medley,
farrago,
mash-up,
dog's dinner,
dog's breakfast,
gallimaufry,
mingle-mangle,
congeries,
macédoine,
jumble
verb
• mix up in a confused or untidy way.
• "a drawer full of letters jumbled together"
Similar:
mix up,
muddle up,
disarrange,
disorganize,
disorder,
confuse,
put in disarray,
throw into chaos,
make a shambles of,
shuffle,
Origin:
early 16th century: probably symbolic.
