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muddle

verbCommon GRE wordMore M words

to confuse or mix up; to handle ineffectively

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Muddle in a sentence

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The conflicting instructions only muddled the volunteers further.

Synonyms
confusejumblebunglemuddy
Antonyms
clarifyorganize
Common questions

Questions about “muddle

Muddle (verb) means to confuse or mix up; to handle ineffectively
Here is muddle used in an example sentence: "The conflicting instructions only muddled the volunteers further."
Common synonyms for muddle include confuse, jumble, bungle, muddy.
Antonyms of muddle include clarify, organize.
Muddle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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