shamble

[sham-buhl] / ˈʃæm bəl /

VERB

shuffle

Synonyms

STRONG

change confuse disarrange disarray discompose dislocate disorder disorganize disrupt disturb intermix jumble scuff scuffle shift

WEAK

break the deck change the order mess up

Antonyms

STRONG

arrange calm clear up compose neaten order organize remain soothe systematize

Example Sentences

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Tortora asks after months in detention and his life in shambles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Having no VAR is a another shambles, who makes these decisions?

From BBC

After a moment of uncomfortable silence, he turned and shambled back to his seat.

From Literature

In between the white-ball tours of New Zealand and Sri Lanka came the horrific Ashes series - an all-timer of a shambles.

From BBC

And Iran’s economy is in shambles in the midst of an ongoing water crisis with no relief in sight.

From Salon