📖 Definitions of "Muddled"
verb
- 1
To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
"Young children tend to muddle their words."
- 2
To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
"He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass."
- 3
To dabble in mud.
- 4
To make turbid or muddy.
adjective
- 1
Confused, disorganised, in disarray.
🔄 Synonyms of "Muddled"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| befuddled | Confused or perplexed. |
| confused | (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand |
| addled | (figurative, of persons or their thoughts) Confused; mixed up. |
| muzzynoun | Bewildered; dazed. |
| woollynoun | Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool. |
| woolynoun | (American spelling) Alternative form of woolly. [Made of wool.] |
| woolly-headed | (possibly offensive) Synonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted. |
| wooly-minded | Alternative spelling of woolly-minded. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Muddled"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| confusedverb | (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand |
| befuddled | Confused or perplexed. |
| addled | (figurative, of persons or their thoughts) Confused; mixed up. |
| muzzynoun | Bewildered; dazed. |
| woolly-headed | (possibly offensive) Synonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted. |
| woollynoun | Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool. |
| wooly-minded | Alternative spelling of woolly-minded. |
| woolynoun | (American spelling) Alternative form of woolly. [Made of wool.] |
| garbled | (of a message etc) difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled |
| blurred | Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged. |
| disorientated | (UK) Alternative form of disoriented. |
| chaotic | Filled with chaos. |
| disorganized | Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic. |
| muddlesome | Characterised or marked by muddling; confusing, lacking in order; tending to muddle. |
| untidy | Sloppy. |
| mussed | Rumpled, tousled or untidy. |
| confusing | difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc. |
| befoggedverb | Confused, muddled. |
| mazynoun | Mazelike; like a maze. |
| shuffly | Moving with a shuffling motion. |
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