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Synonyms for shambles

Most common

mess

All synonyms

Noun

1. Slaughterhouse

slaughterhouse, butchery, abattoir, fleshhouse rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A scene of great disorder or ruin.

Related words

Word family
shambolic shambly

Example sentences

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

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shamblesrising
messrising

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

By length

4 letters
mess1
8 letters
disorder3, butchery3, abattoir3
10 letters
fleshhouse
14 letters
slaughterhouse3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disorder3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
capharnaüm
Español
leonera