muddle (Meaning)
muddle (n)
a confused multitude of things
informal terms for a difficult situation
muddle (v)
make into a puddle
mix up or confuse
muddle (v. t.)
To make turbid, or muddy, as water.
To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.
To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify.
muddle (v. i.)
To dabble in mud.
To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
muddle (n.)
A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.
Synonyms & Antonyms of muddle
Synonyms:
- morass
- labyrinth
- shuffle
- litter
- medley
- misrule
- miscellany
- motley
- hodgepodge
- maze
- anarchy
- disorderedness
- snarl
- maelstrom
- mishmash
- lawlessness
- bollix
- storm
- misorder
- mare's nest
- knot
- web
- chance-medley
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
muddle Sentence Examples
- The messy kitchen was a muddle of dirty dishes and spilled food.
- His thoughts were in a muddle after the unexpected turn of events.
- The hikers stumbled through the muddle of overgrown vegetation.
- The muddy water created a muddle that made it difficult to see.
- The committee meeting descended into a muddle of arguments and accusations.
- The instructions were a muddle, leaving the reader confused.
- The muddle of emotions left her feeling overwhelmed and uncertain.
- The construction site was a muddle of equipment and materials.
- The muddle of wires beneath the desk made it impossible to plug anything in.
- The crowded subway car was a muddle of bodies and noise.
FAQs About the word muddle
a confused multitude of things, informal terms for a difficult situation, make into a puddle, mix up or confuseTo make turbid, or muddy, as water., To cloud or
jumble, confusion, mess, chaos, hell, havoc, shambles, disarray, snake pit, dishevelment
order, system, order, system, method, method, orderliness, plan, pattern,plan
The messy kitchen was a muddle of dirty dishes and spilled food.
His thoughts were in a muddle after the unexpected turn of events.
The hikers stumbled through the muddle of overgrown vegetation.
The muddy water created a muddle that made it difficult to see.
