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Another word for muddle

muddle Synonyms

muddle

n.

Confusion
confusion, mess, jumble; see confusion 2.
Difficulty
perplexity, quandary, predicament, pother, dilemma, complication, intricacy, complexity, awkwardness, involvement, emergency, struggle, unmanageableness, encumbrance, jam*, pickle*; see also difficulty 2, puzzle. See syn. study at confusion.

muddle Synonyms

muddle

v.

To confuse; said of affairs
stir up, misarrange, disarrange, entangle, foul, mix, jumble, bungle, derange, shake up, mess, botch, potter, clutter, snarl, pi, complicate, disorder; see also confuse.
To confuse; said usually of people
disturb, perturb, ruffle; see confuse.

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Another word for muddle

verb

To put out of proper order:
derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, tumble, unsettle, upset. See order
To put into total disorder:
ball up, confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, scramble, snarl². (Slang) snafu. Idiom: play havoc with. See order
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:
addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, mystify, perplex, puzzle. (Informal) throw. Idiom: make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl). See clear, feelings
To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:
ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muff, spoil. (Informal) bollix up, muck up. (Slang) blow¹, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idiom: make a muck of. See correct, help
To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner:
blunder, bumble¹, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See thrive

phrasal verb muddle through

To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:

do, fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, shift. (Informal) make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See thrive

noun

A lack of order or regular arrangement:
chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble. (Slang) snafu. See order
A ruinous state of disorder:
botch, foul-up, mess, shambles. (Informal) hash. (Slang) screwup, snafu. See correct, order
A stunned or bewildered condition:
befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, fog, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, stupefaction, stupor, trance. See awareness

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It was such a muddle that it actually managed to make The Matrix seem coherent.
Some people muddle the mint while others prefer to rub the leaves to activate the oils.
Muddle the berries by crushing them with the sugar to release the juices.
It just seemed to me that their money would have been better spent on the actual game development rather than getting a bunch of celebrities to muddle their way through the game's voice acting.
In fact, you may want to take a glance at this section before starting your candle attempts because, chances are, you weren't aware of the almost innumerable ways one can muddle the process.

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