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muddle
Overview of noun muddle
The noun muddle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother -- (a confused multitude of things)
2. fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish -- (informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage")
Overview of verb muddle
The verb muddle has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. muddle, puddle -- (make into a puddle; "puddled mire")
2. addle, muddle, puddle -- (mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
=> disorderliness, disorder
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
=> difficulty
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
=> rummage
Sense 2
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
=> dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
=> disorderliness, disorder
Sense 2
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
=> difficulty
Antonyms of noun muddle
Member Holonyms of noun muddle
Substance Holonyms of noun muddle
Part Holonyms of noun muddle
Member Meronyms of noun muddle
Substance Meronyms of noun muddle
Part Meronyms of noun muddle
Meronyms of noun muddle
Holonyms of noun muddle
Attributes of noun muddle
Derived Forms of noun muddle
1 of 2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
RELATED TO>(verb) muddle#2
=> addle, muddle, puddle
Domain of noun muddle
Domain Terms of noun muddle
Familiarity of noun muddle
muddle used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
> disorderliness, disorder
=> shambles
=> untidiness
=> mess, messiness, muss, mussiness
=> disorganization, disorganisation, disarrangement
=> clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
Sense 2
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
> difficulty
=> bitch
=> predicament, quandary, plight
=> rattrap
=> pinch
=> fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
=> hard time, rough sledding
=> stress, strain
=> mire
=> problem, job
=> situation
=> urinary hesitancy
=> wall
Meronyms of noun muddle
2 senses of muddle
Holonyms of noun muddle
Grep of noun muddle
muddle
Antonyms of verb muddle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
muddle, puddle
=> roil, rile
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> move, displace
Sense 2
addle, muddle, puddle
=> jumble, confuse, mix up
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb muddle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
muddle, puddle
=> roil, rile
Sense 2
addle, muddle, puddle
=> jumble, confuse, mix up
'Cause To' of verb muddle
Derived Forms of verb muddle
1 of 2 senses of muddle
Sense 2
addle, muddle, puddle
RELATED TO>(noun) muddle#1
=> clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
Domain of verb muddle
Domain Terms of verb muddle
Familiarity of verb muddle
muddle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
muddle, puddle
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
addle, muddle, puddle
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb muddle
2 senses of muddle
Sense 1
muddle, puddle
> roil, rile
=> muddle, puddle
Sense 2
addle, muddle, puddle
> jumble, confuse, mix up
=> addle, muddle, puddle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb muddle
Sense 1
muddle, puddle
=> roil, rile
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Sense 2
addle, muddle, puddle
=> jumble, confuse, mix up
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Grep of verb muddle
muddle
Grep of adj muddle
muddled
muddleheaded
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