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jumble

noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clutter, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disorderliness, disorder

Narrower terms: rummage

10

verb

Meaning 10

bring into random order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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