Synonyms for muss

Most common

mess · messiness · mussiness

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Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).

2. v. 1

   To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.

   The old man affectionately mussed his grandson's hair.

Forms

Plural

musses → messes, messinesses, litters, disorders…

Past participle

mussed
e.g. mussed → disheveled, tussled, rumpled…

Example sentences

• mess If you mess with drugs, you're asking for trouble.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

mess¹

6 letters

litter², tussle², rumple²

8 letters

disorder³, dishevel³

9 letters

messiness, mussiness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (litter² = 2 syllables).