Synonyms for topsy-turviness

Most common

mess · disorder · chaos · hash · disarray · muddle · bedlam · snarl

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The condition or state of being topsy-turvy; disorderly or muddled.

   Poor Margaret’s state of mind may have accounted for the tremendous topsy-turviness—to use a familiar expression—of her sentences.

Related words

Other spellings

topsy-turvyness topsyturviness

Example sentences

• mess If you mess with drugs, you're asking for trouble.
• disorder Apparently, Leon had some kind of mental disorder.
• chaos There is a lot of chaos and confusion at the site.
• hash I have steak, eggs, hash browns, toast, and coffee.
• disarray Unexpected expenses always throw her budget into disarray.
• muddle Tom was in a real muddle over his holiday plans.

By length

4 letters

mess¹, hash¹

5 letters

chaos², snarl¹

6 letters

muddle², jumble², bedlam²

8 letters

disorder³, disarray³

11 letters

pandemonium⁵

15 letters

disorganization⁶, disorganisation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chaos² = 2 syllables).