jumble

1. 1.

   be all mixed up or jumbled together

   “His words jumbled”

   Synonymsmingle

   Broaderbe
2. 2.

   assemble without order or sense

   “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”

   Synonymsconfusemix up

   Broaderassemble

   Narroweraddle
3. 3.

   bring into random order

   Synonymsscramblethrow together

   Broaderdisorder

   Narrowertumble

Other forms of jumble

plural

jumbles·

past tense

jumbled·

present participle

jumbling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about jumble

What does jumble mean?

jumble means "a confused multitude of things". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jumble?

jumble has 2 syllables: jum-ble. The stress falls on "jum". In IPA it is /ˈdʒʌmbəl/.

What is another word for jumble?

Close synonyms include clutter, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jumble a common word?

jumble is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.