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:
- knot
- maelstrom
- labyrinth
- litter
- miscellany
- anarchy
- misrule
- misorder
- hodgepodge
- snarl
- storm
- morass
- lawlessness
- web
- motley
- maze
- disorderedness
- medley
- chance-medley
- mare's nest
- mishmash
- bollix
- shuffle
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
havoc, confusion, chaos, hell,jumble, mess, free-for-all, disarray, disorderliness, riot
order,order, system, system, pattern, method, pattern, plan, method, orderliness
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.
