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Synonyms for welter

  • noun

Most common

jumble mish-mash hodgepodge farrago smother muddle

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Jumble — A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items

jumble, hodgepodge, mish-mash, farrago, hotchpotch, miscellany, mingle-mangle, omnium-gatherum, gallimaufry

2. Muddle

muddle, clutter, smother, fuddle, mare's nest

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.

  2. n. 2

    A tossing or rolling about.

Forms

Plural
welters → jumbles, hodgepodges, mish-mashes, farragos…

Example sentences

  • jumble Jumble sales are a real treasure trove for antiques.
  • hodgepodge U.S. cuisine is a hodgepodge of immigrant traditions.
  • smother My sister likes to smother her toasts in butter.
  • muddle Tom was in a real muddle over his holiday plans.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
welterfalling
jumblerising
hodgepodgerising
farragosteady
smotherrising

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

By length

6 letters
jumble2, muddle2, fuddle2
7 letters
clutter2, smother2, farrago
10 letters
miscellany4, hodgepodge2, hotchpotch
11 letters
gallimaufry

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jumble2 = 2 syllables).