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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mix-up, confusion |
| Synonyms: | clutter, commotion, competition, conglomeration, free-for-all, hash, hassle, hustle, jumble, jungle, litter, melee, mishmash, muddle, race, rat race, rush, shuffle, struggle, tumble, tussle |
| Antonyms: | order, organization |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | warning, signaling device |
| Synonyms: | Mayday, SOS, alert, bell, blast, buzzer, call, caution, clock, cry, drum, flap, flash*, forewarning, gong, high sign, horn, nod, scramble*, scream, shout, sign, signal, siren, squeal, tip, tip off, tocsin, trumpet, warning, whistle, wink, yell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bustle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move around quickly, busily |
| Synonyms: | bestir, dash, dust, flit, flutter, fuss, hasten, hum, hurry, hustle, run, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, stir, tear, whirl, whisk |
| Main Entry: | clutter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disarray, mess |
| Synonyms: | ataxia, chaos, confusion, derangement, disorder, hodgepodge, huddle, jumble, litter, medley, melange, muddle, rummage, scramble, shuffle, tumble, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | neatness, order, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | creep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crawl along, usually on ground |
| Synonyms: | approach unnoticed, crawl on all fours, edge, glide, grovel, gumshoe, inch, insinuate, lurk, pussyfoot, scrabble, scramble, skulk, slink, slither, snake*, sneak, squirm, steal, tiptoe, worm, wriggle, writhe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disarrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder |
| Synonyms: | derange, discompose, disturb, get out of order, jumble, mess, mix up, ruffle, scramble, shuffle, unsettle, untidy |
| Main Entry: | disorganize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disrupt arrangement; make shambles of |
| Synonyms: | break down, break up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, demobilize, derange, destroy, disarrange, disarray, disband, discompose, discreate, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disperse, disturb, embroil, jumble, litter, mess up, mislay, misplace, muddle, perturb, put out of order, scatter, scramble, shuffle, toss, turn topsy-turvy, unsettle, upset |
| Antonyms: | compose, neaten, order, organize, plan, systematize, tidy |
| Main Entry: | dispel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drive away thought, belief |
| Synonyms: | allay, banish, beat off, break it up, break up, bust up, cancel, chase away, crumble, deploy, disband, disintegrate, dismiss, disperse, dissipate, distribute, eject, eliminate, expel, oust, repel, resolve, rout, scatter, scramble, split up |
| Antonyms: | accumulate, collect, garner, gather, recall |
| Main Entry: | disperse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute; scatter |
| Synonyms: | banish, besprinkle, break up, broadcast, cast forth, circulate, deal, diffuse, disappear, disband, disburse, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, divvy, dole out, eject, intersperse, measure out, partition, propagate, radiate, rout, scatter, scramble, send off, separate, shed, sow, split up, spray, spread, strew, take off in all directions, vanish |
| Notes: | to disburse means 'to pay out or expend'; to disperse is 'to scatter something' |
| Antonyms: | arrange, assemble, collect, garner, gather |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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