muddle
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, ˈmə-dᵊl-ər \
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, ˈmə-dᵊl-ē \
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Synonyms & Antonyms for muddle
Synonyms: Verb
addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex
Synonyms: Noun
chance-medley, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muss, shambles, snake pit, tumble, welter
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of muddle in a Sentence
Verb
a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice some mischievous brat had muddled the household accountsNoun
His papers were in a muddle. His mind was a muddle.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Maultsby’s communications were muddled by the distance as Soviet radio operators tried to fool him into heading deeper into enemy territory. — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, "Why the U-2 Is Such a Badass Plane," 4 Sep. 2019 Castle Hills’ woes are further muddled by a controversy over Gonzalez’s oath of office, administered by Sheriff Javier Salazar, who is not authorized under state law to do so. — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, "Residents of San Antonio suburb sue to remove council members who were arrested," 7 Aug. 2019 The proposal offers new clarity on the role of private insurers, which Harris had been muddled about in the past. — Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times, "Kamala Harris’ ‘Medicare for all’ plan includes a role for private health insurance," 29 July 2019 Think of two beloved smells of summer: the scent of the ocean air, muddled with sunscreen and sunshine, and the crisp, fresh aroma of a brand new book. — Lindsay Tigar, CNN Underscored, "These Amazon best-selling books are the ultimate beach reads," 25 July 2019 But to assume the meaning of their myths is inevitably to muddle the truth of the Catholic tradition. — Declan Leary, National Review, "The Problem with Trying to Make Catholicism Relatable in the Amazon," 25 June 2019 Yet Bruce must muddle together a competitive team, and has just over a week to do so before Newcastle's campaign starts at home to Arsenal. — SI.com, "Picking the Newcastle XI That Should Start Against Arsenal in August Premier League Opener," 3 Aug. 2019 But the barrage of attacks was not easily withstood, and Biden was at times muddled in his responses. — Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times, "Biden and Harris play defense: Five takeaways from Night 2 of the Democratic debate," 31 July 2019 Both Durant and Thompson are free agents coming up this summer, but could both miss significant portions of next season recovering from their ailments, muddling the plans of both Golden State and the teams that planned on pursuing Durant. — Time, "Canada Clinches Its First NBA Title as Toronto Raptors Defeat the Golden State Warriors," 14 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Place the jalapeño and cilantro in the bottom of a cocktail shaker and muddle until the jalapeño is mashed into small pieces and the cilantro crushed and fragrant. — ExpressNews.com, "Recipe: El Picador cocktail," 21 Aug. 2019 Nearly massless neutrinos muddle a mathematical symmetry in the standard model, Parke explains. — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, "Resurrected detector will hunt for some of the strangest particles in the universe," 8 Aug. 2019 The staging seemed a bit disorganized in the early going, though splashy video helped distract from the choreographic muddles. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Hugh Jackman sings, dances and charms, delivering a grand time at the Hollywood Bowl," 21 July 2019 Bannon was overwhelmed and embarrassed by her financial muddle — but her biggest stumbling block? — Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, "The 7 stupidest things we do with money," 13 June 2019 The apparently hedonistic culture that emerged before World War I was a muddle of flagrant gestures toward personal liberation and subtle new forms of social coercion. — The New York Review of Books, "Jackson Lears," 7 Feb. 2019 Don’t overlook Bilavarn’s papaya salad, a crisp, fragrant muddle underscored with the pungency of shrimp paste and fish sauce. — Patricia Escárcega, latimes.com, "Patricia Escárcega’s five favorite restaurants that she reviewed this year (so far)," 3 July 2019 Repetitive rhythms of tension muddle shocking scares into crowd-pleasing familiarity. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Annabelle Comes Home pushes the Conjuring universe toward absurdity: EW review," 24 June 2019 Thursday's ruling adds to the muddle of past Supreme Court decisions on the acceptability of public displays or expressions of religious faith. — Pete Williams, NBC News, "Supreme Court rules giant cross to veterans on public land is not gov't endorsement of religion," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'm