noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/
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Northern-England:/ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/
rhymes with -ʌmbəl
CMU ARPABET:JH AH1 M B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A mixture of often unrelated things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
My thoughts were all in a jumble.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Items for a rummage sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A rummage sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To mix or confuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To meet or unite in a confused way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
I tried to study, but in my half-awake state, all of the concepts seemed to jumble together.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patchwork, hodgepodge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: theory
8
noun
Meaning 8
small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jumbal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cake
9
noun
Meaning 9
a confused multitude of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scramble, throw together
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disorder, disarray
Narrower terms: tumble
11
verb
Meaning 11
assemble without order or sense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: confuse, mix up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
Narrower terms: addle, muddle, puddle
12
verb
Meaning 12
be all mixed up or jumbled together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
His words jumbled
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mingle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
History
Etymology
From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump + -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
զանգված
(zangvac)
— mixture of often unrelated things
Bulgarian:
бъркотия
(bǎrkotija)
— mixture of often unrelated things
Czech:
změť
— mixture of often unrelated things
Czech:
směsice
— mixture of often unrelated things
Czech:
míchanice
— mixture of often unrelated things
Dutch:
mengelmoes
— mixture of often unrelated things
Esperanto:
miksaĵo
— mixture of often unrelated things
Finnish:
sekasotku
— mixture of often unrelated things
Finnish:
sekamelska
— mixture of often unrelated things
Georgian:
ნარევი
(narevi)
— mixture of often unrelated things
Georgian:
აურზაური
(aurzauri)
— mixture of often unrelated things
German:
Durcheinander
— mixture of often unrelated things
German:
Mischmasch
— mixture of often unrelated things
German:
Wirrwarr
— mixture of often unrelated things
Italian:
accozzaglia
— mixture of often unrelated things
Italian:
guazzabuglio
— mixture of often unrelated things
Italian:
paccottiglia
— mixture of often unrelated things
Italian:
chincaglieria
— mixture of often unrelated things
Italian:
cianfrusaglia
— mixture of often unrelated things
Italian:
zibaldone
— mixture of often unrelated things
Italian:
coacervo
— mixture of often unrelated things
Occitan:
mixtura
— mixture of often unrelated things
Occitan:
mescla
— mixture of often unrelated things
Occitan:
mescladís
— mixture of often unrelated things
Occitan:
barrejadís
— mixture of often unrelated things
Plautdietsch:
Mischmausch
— mixture of often unrelated things
Plautdietsch:
Wirwoa
— mixture of often unrelated things
Portuguese:
misto
— mixture of often unrelated things
Russian:
ку́ча
(kúča)
— mixture of often unrelated things
Russian:
пу́таница
(pútanica)
— mixture of often unrelated things
Russian:
мешани́на
(mešanína)
— mixture of often unrelated things
Spanish:
revuelo
— mixture of often unrelated things
Spanish:
revoltijo
— mixture of often unrelated things
Spanish:
jaleo
— mixture of often unrelated things
Spanish:
maraña
— mixture of often unrelated things
Turkish:
karışıklık
— mixture of often unrelated things
Turkish:
kargaşa
— mixture of often unrelated things
Turkish:
arab saçı
— mixture of often unrelated things
Czech:
harampádí
— Items for a rummage sale
Czech:
staré věci
— Items for a rummage sale
Czech:
staré krámy
— Items for a rummage sale
Finnish:
myyjäisesineet
— Items for a rummage sale
German:
Trödel
— Items for a rummage sale
German:
Ramsch
— Items for a rummage sale
Bulgarian:
разбърквам
(razbǎrkvam)
— to mix or confuse
Bulgarian:
размесвам
(razmesvam)
— to mix or confuse
Czech:
pomíchat
— to mix or confuse
Czech:
přeházet
— to mix or confuse
Czech:
zpřeházet
— to mix or confuse
Czech:
rozházet
— to mix or confuse
Finnish:
sotkea
— to mix or confuse
French:
mélanger
— to mix or confuse
Georgian:
შერევა
(šereva)
— to mix or confuse
Georgian:
არევა
(areva)
— to mix or confuse
Georgian:
შეშლა
(šešla)
— to mix or confuse
German:
durcheinanderbringen
— to mix or confuse
German:
durcheinanderwerfen
— to mix or confuse
Italian:
ingarbugliare
— to mix or confuse
Māori:
whakananu
— to mix or confuse
Occitan:
mesclar
— to mix or confuse
Portuguese:
misturar
— to mix or confuse
Russian:
смешивать
(smešivatʹ)
— to mix or confuse
Russian:
смешать
(smešatʹ)
— to mix or confuse
Russian:
перемешивать
(peremešivatʹ)
— to mix or confuse
Russian:
перемешать
(peremešatʹ)
— to mix or confuse
Russian:
перепу́тывать
(perepútyvatʹ)
— to mix or confuse
Russian:
перепутать
(pereputatʹ)
— to mix or confuse
Sotho:
ocinitafsta
— to mix or confuse
Spanish:
enredar
— to mix or confuse
Spanish:
mezclar
— to mix or confuse
Turkish:
karıştırmak
— to mix or confuse
Turkish:
şaşırtmak
— to mix or confuse
Turkish:
karmakarışık etmek
— to mix or confuse
Turkish:
arab saçına benzetmek
— to mix or confuse