Synonyms of shuffle

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noun

1

as in jumble

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

the paper got lost in the shuffle on his desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumble
• medley
• assortment
• variety
• collage
• scramble
• blend
• clutter
• rummage
• jungle
• hash
• salad
• litter
• hodgepodge
• grab bag
• mishmash
• amalgam
• patchwork
• montage
• mixed bag
• tangle
• agglomeration
• mélange
• botch
• smorgasbord
• miscellanea
• miscellany
• potpourri
• stew
• tumble
• menagerie
• pastiche
• alphabet soup
• agglomerate
• patchwork quilt
• gumbo
• hotchpotch
• accumulation
• ragbag
• motley
• omnium-gatherum
• farrago
• crazy quilt
• combination
• muddle
• gallimaufry
• jambalaya
• olla podrida
• olio
• ragout
• salmagundi
• macédoine
• welter
• aggregation
• aggregate
• conglomerate
• mess
• detritus
• fusion
• conglomeration
• notions
• chaos
• sundries
• composite
• odds and ends
• catchall
• disarray
• compound
• mix-up
• oddments
• alloy
• admixture
• morass
• imbroglio
• shambles
• snarl
• confusion
• disorder
• disarrangement
• intermixture
• commixture
• bollix
• dog's breakfast
• knot

2

as in ambiguity

deliberate evasion in speech

no matter how directly we asked the question, all we got was shuffle in return

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• equivocation
• circumlocution
• ambiguousness
• tergiversation
• quibbling
• murkiness
• opacity
• obscurity
• obscureness
• equivocalness
• nebulousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• openness
• directness
• frankness
• candor
• straightforwardness
• plainness
• plumpness
• forthrightness
• openheartedness

shuffle

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verb

ˈshə-fəl 

1

as in to stomp

to move heavily or clumsily

the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomp
• stumble
• trudge
• drag
• lurch
• shamble
• barge
• haul
• weave
• slough
• stamp
• clump
• lump
• scuff
• scuffle
• flounder
• tramp
• stump
• stagger
• pound
• galumph
• plod
• slog
• lumber
• sway
• flop
• tromp
• flog
• waddle
• reel
• blunder
• totter
• wabble
• wobble
• careen
• teeter
• dodder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slide
• coast
• breeze
• glide
• whisk
• waltz
• drift
• float
• hang
• hover
• waft
• poise

2

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

shuffle the cards and deal five to each player

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• confuse
• disturb
• scramble
• disarray
• jumble
• muddle
• upset
• disorganize
• tumble
• dislocate
• hash
• disarrange
• mix (up)
• muss
• disorder
• discompose
• derange
• tousle
• snarl
• tangle
• disjoint
• dishevel
• mess (up)
• rumple
• embroil
• clutter
• stir (up)
• unsettle
• perturb
• entangle
• agitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organize
• order
• array
• arrange
• dispose
• regulate
• range
• draw up
• line
• straighten (up)
• marshall
• marshal
• tidy
• align
• queue
• adjust
• line up
• classify
• fix
• systematize
• codify
• make up
• aline
• methodize
• systemize
• groom
• spruce (up)
• unscramble

Examples of shuffle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Starliner has been an ongoing embarrassment for Boeing at a time when the company is already reeling from a string of air disasters, leadership shuffles, stock crashes, and even a felony conviction. —David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024

The last-minute shuffle comes a month after Soundside added Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers to the lineup, replacing Queens of the Stone Age, which had dropped out citing health concerns for singer Josh Homme. —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024

Verb

But foreign allies diluted his effort: the Polish government convinced Trump to shuffle some troops from Germany to Poland rather than remove them from the continent. —Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024

After having shuffled back and forth between a Category 4 and 5 storm on Tuesday, it was downgraded again to Category 4 on Wednesday morning with sustained winds of up to 155 mph. —Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing shuffle

• shuffle (out of)