as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
a jumbled closet in which she could never find anything
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to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words
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Recent Examples of jumbled
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
The shore now alternated between open sandy or rocky beaches and jumbled boulders ranging from a foot to many feet in diameter.
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Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
His fluid camera, observational without being intrusive, expertly delineates the safe space of Layla’s courtyard, shifting registers as things get darker until near the end, when jumbled night reinforces the tense uncertainty.
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Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Chaotic terrain is characterized by fractured, jumbled blocks of rock thought to have formed when underground ice melted and caused the surface above to collapse.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
Tidy Food Storage Containers The same can be said for the food storage containers that can easily become a jumbled mess in the cabinet.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
The 49ers’ defensive depth chart isn’t as jumbled after this draft as last year’s, and more impact players could arrive before training camp or the season opener in Australia.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
Ditch the mish-mash of clothes jumbled in your closet with the help of these storage bins, which are just $4 apiece right now, or add extra clothing storage with this duo of under-bed bags that even have wheels.
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Brittany Vanderbill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2026
The experiences are jumbled in my mind, and the Stations become a story told over many single-frame images, just like any comic book.
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Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
But there are just a half-dozen or so teams to have jumbled their top three spots in the order as much as the Padres and/or used six players at any spot.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Returning from exile, the Roman statesman found his property vandalized; his scrolls jumbled, torn, and scattered.
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Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
That all got jumbled when Vonn crashed 13 seconds into her downhill run and reportedly broke her leg.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Loudermilk appears to have jumbled the timeline of the National Guard's response, which is laid out in reports from both the Capitol Police and Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.
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Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2026
That's because the topping of this cake is all jumbled up, sorta resembling the mess left behind when a tornado rolls through an open plain in Texas.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Birkin’s signature unfussy aesthetic translated well to her living environments, which featured a jumbled array of objects of all kinds, layered by years of flea market finds and vintage store visits.
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Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
The shore now alternated between open sandy or rocky beaches and jumbled boulders ranging from a foot to many feet in diameter.
—
Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
His fluid camera, observational without being intrusive, expertly delineates the safe space of Layla’s courtyard, shifting registers as things get darker until near the end, when jumbled night reinforces the tense uncertainty.
—
Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Chaotic terrain is characterized by fractured, jumbled blocks of rock thought to have formed when underground ice melted and caused the surface above to collapse.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
Tidy Food Storage Containers The same can be said for the food storage containers that can easily become a jumbled mess in the cabinet.
—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
The 49ers’ defensive depth chart isn’t as jumbled after this draft as last year’s, and more impact players could arrive before training camp or the season opener in Australia.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
Ditch the mish-mash of clothes jumbled in your closet with the help of these storage bins, which are just $4 apiece right now, or add extra clothing storage with this duo of under-bed bags that even have wheels.
—
Brittany Vanderbill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2026
The experiences are jumbled in my mind, and the Stations become a story told over many single-frame images, just like any comic book.
—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
But there are just a half-dozen or so teams to have jumbled their top three spots in the order as much as the Padres and/or used six players at any spot.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Returning from exile, the Roman statesman found his property vandalized; his scrolls jumbled, torn, and scattered.
—
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
That all got jumbled when Vonn crashed 13 seconds into her downhill run and reportedly broke her leg.
—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Loudermilk appears to have jumbled the timeline of the National Guard's response, which is laid out in reports from both the Capitol Police and Department of Defense Office of Inspector General.
—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2026
That's because the topping of this cake is all jumbled up, sorta resembling the mess left behind when a tornado rolls through an open plain in Texas.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumbled
Adjective
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Interviews for the statewide candidates are done now via questions from the entire convention, a potentially messier proposition.
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More vehicles on the road means more potential for complex, multi-vehicle collisions and messier disputes over who caused what.
Verb
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Meanwhile, its medium-range drones have also disrupted Russia’s supply lines to the front, and its long-range strikes have increasingly damaged Russian oil facilities that provide vital revenue for the Kremlin’s war effort.
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Record heat has disrupted schools and transportation networks and forced some tourist attractions, including the Eiffel Tower, to close.
Adjective
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.
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The combat that follows is intimate, chaotic, and bloody.
Verb
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Narcissism should never be confused with the healthy form of philautia, a unique Greek philosophy of self-love.
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One workshop is a Mindful Archery class, not to be confused with her other course Meditative Archery, which involves Jungian journaling; and there’s a one-on-one archery session with spiritual guidance.
Adjective
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In the past, her songs were so littered with personal details that listening felt voyeuristic.
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The series does not touch on the tabloid attention that followed the Beckhams in 2004, when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, and the many further accusations of cheating that littered gossip columns after.
Verb
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The resulting 6° to 7° C of global warming shuffled the makeup of plant and dinosaur species on land and caused a mass extinction of corals and other marine species.
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The company has since shuffled several leaders, including naming a new human resources chief and the company’s first chief digital officer.
Adjective
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Diane Lane in that movie has this almost common, cluttered, lived-in kitchen.
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Its advanced traction control and adaptive gait algorithms enable secure movement across slippery, loose, or shifting surfaces, including gravel, sand, wet metal grating, and cluttered factory floors.
Verb
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As was to be expected of these people, nothing had been disturbed.
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Be sure to use the powder sparingly and in areas where it won't be disturbed or pose dust-inhalation risks, adds Ellis.
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“Jumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbled. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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