muddle
To mix things up so they become confusing.
muddle in a sentence
- Tom muddled the twins' names all week, calling each one by the other's.
- Try not to muddle the recycling bins, or the glass will end up with the garden waste.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to muddle?
- Asort
- Barrange
- Cconfuse
- Dorder
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C: confuse. The other three mean the opposite of muddle.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to muddle?
- Aconfuse
- Border
- Cmix
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B: order. The other three mean nearly the same as muddle.
Words that mean something similar
confuse, mix
Words that mean the opposite
order, sort, arrange
More words about thinking & learning
- mystify: To confuse someone completely.
- mythical: Existing only in stories and legends, not in real life.
- notion: An idea or a thought about something.
- novel: New, different and unlike anything seen before.
- novice: Someone who is new to an activity and still learning it.
- oblivious: Not noticing what is happening around you.
- obscure: Not well known, or hard to see or understand.
- observant: Quick to notice things that other people miss.
More words to explore
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