What is another word for mix-up?
Synonyms for mix-up
ˈmɪksˌʌpmix-up
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Princeton's WordNet
confusion, mix-upverb
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
Synonyms:
confusedness, confusion, mental confusion, discombobulation, muddiness, disarrayjumble, confuse, mix upverb
assemble without order or sense
"She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
Synonyms:
discombobulate, throw, confound, mingle, bedevil, mix up, confuse, jumble, scramble, throw together, flurry, blur, obnubilate, disconcert, obscure, befuddle, stump, put off, fox, fuddlestump, mix upverb
cause to be perplexed or confounded
"This problem stumped her"
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "mix-up":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#899 | error | |
#3222 | fox | |
#4404 | throw | |
#5805 | mistake | |
#6283 | stamp | |
#7453 | confusion | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#17984 | blur | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#21984 | stump | |
#22960 | misunderstanding | |
#24017 | stomp | |
#24832 | scramble | |
#32152 | jumble | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#36347 | mingle | |
#52905 | disarray | |
#59581 | confound | |
#189431 | befuddle | |
#216211 | bedevil | |
#270504 | fuddle | |
#311709 | disconcert |
How to use mix-up in a sentence?
It also eliminates the possibility of mix-up: a non-veg meal getting served to a vegetarian passenger, as it had happened a few times in the past.
This horrible and irresponsible mix-up at the hospital has caused long-term damage to both these men and their families.
The brand which will suffer the most from Steve Harvey’s gaffe at the Miss Universe contest is Steve Harvey, what a terrible mistake. Viewers seemed to agree. They took to Twitter to poke fun at the Family Feud host's mix up. — Olivia Jansen( @OliviaJansen95) December 21, 2015 — Lauren Vizza( @laurenmvizza) December 21, 2015 — Greg Johnson( @TornadoGreg) December 21, 2015 However, Alec Shankman, head of alternative programming digital media at Abrams Artists Agency, believe there will be no long-term impact on Harvey's career.
These allegations have been investigated by The AIU. The AIU is satisfied that there has been no mix up or tampering with the sample.
It’s ridiculous to put us on the same [ sanctions ] list as North Korea and then ask for our help in imposing sanctions on North Korea, this is being done by people who mix up Australia with Austria.
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