What is another word for pell-mell?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɛlmˈɛl], [ pˈɛlmˈɛl], [ p_ˈɛ_l_m_ˈɛ_l]
Synonyms for Pell-mell:
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a. & adv.
• posthaste -
adj.
• topsy-turvy • all -
adv.
• blindly • helter-skelter • quickly • posthaste- double quick ,
- doublequick ,
- flatout ,
- fleetlier ,
- fleetliest ,
- licketysplit ,
- more directly ,
- more double quick ,
- more double-quick ,
- more doublequick ,
- more flat out ,
- more flat-out ,
- more flatout ,
- more hastily ,
- more speedily ,
- more straightaway ,
- most double quick ,
- most double-quick ,
- most doublequick ,
- most flat out ,
- most flat-out ,
- most flatout ,
- most hastily ,
- most rapidly ,
- most speedily ,
- most straightaway ,
- post haste ,
- promptlier ,
- promptliest ,
- quicklier ,
- quickliest ,
- swiftlier ,
- swiftliest .
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n.
• harum-scarum • hurried Other synonyms:
- foolishly ,
- hurriedly ,
- indiscreetly ,
- rashly .
Other relevant words:
- Ebullition ,
- Incontinently ,
- Messed ,
- Mussed ,
- Posthaste ,
- Tumbled ,
- Yeastiness ,
- ado ,
- agitation ,
- aimlessly ,
- amain ,
- anarchy ,
- apace ,
- at once ,
- ataxia ,
- bedlam ,
- berserk ,
- berserkly ,
- bother ,
- brawl ,
- broil ,
- brouhaha ,
- bustle ,
- by forced marches ,
- chaos ,
- chaotic ,
- chaotically ,
- clutter ,
- cluttered ,
- commotion ,
- confused ,
- confusedly ,
- confusion ,
- cursorily ,
- cursory ,
- dash ,
- disarranged ,
- disarray ,
- disarrayed ,
- disheveled ,
- disorder ,
- disordered ,
- disorderly ,
- disorganized ,
- disturbance ,
- donnybrook ,
- drive-by ,
- dustup ,
- ebullience ,
- eddy ,
- effervescence ,
- embroilment ,
- erratically ,
- every which way ,
- excitement ,
- expeditiously ,
- fast ,
- ferment ,
- fermentation ,
- feverish ,
- feverishly ,
- flurry ,
- flying ,
- foofaraw ,
- fracas ,
- frantically ,
- free-for-all ,
- frenetic ,
- full tilt ,
- fume ,
- furiously ,
- fuss ,
- gadarene ,
- haphazard ,
- hassle ,
- haste ,
- hastily ,
- hasty ,
- headlong ,
- hectically ,
- heedlessly ,
- higgledy-piggledy ,
- hotfoot ,
- hubbub ,
- huddle ,
- hugger mugger ,
- hurly-burly ,
- hurry ,
- hurry-scurry ,
- hustle ,
- immediately ,
- impetuous ,
- impetuously ,
- impulsive ,
- impulsively ,
- in all directions ,
- in disarray ,
- in haste ,
- in passing ,
- incautious ,
- incautiously ,
- instantly ,
- irregular ,
- jumbled ,
- littered ,
- mad ,
- melee ,
- messed-up ,
- messy ,
- muddle ,
- muddled ,
- mussy ,
- on the run ,
- overhasty ,
- pandemonium ,
- panicky ,
- perturbation ,
- pother ,
- precipitate ,
- precipitately ,
- precipitiously ,
- precipitous ,
- precipitously ,
- promptly ,
- quickly ,
- racket ,
- rampage ,
- rapid ,
- rash ,
- reckless ,
- recklessly ,
- riot ,
- rough-and-tumble ,
- roughhouse ,
- row ,
- ruckus ,
- ruction ,
- ruffle ,
- rumpled ,
- rumpus ,
- rush ,
- rushed ,
- scramble ,
- scrambled ,
- shindy ,
- slap-bang ,
- slapdash ,
- sloppy ,
- snarl ,
- speed ,
- speedily ,
- spontaneously ,
- stir ,
- superficially ,
- swiftly ,
- swirl ,
- swirling ,
- thoughtlessly ,
- to-do ,
- topsy-turvy ,
- tousled ,
- trouble ,
- tumult ,
- tumultuous ,
- turbulence ,
- turmoil ,
- unkempt ,
- unorganized ,
- unsystematically ,
- untidy ,
- upheaval ,
- uproar ,
- upside down ,
- urgent ,
- vortex ,
- whirl ,
- wild ,
- wildly ,
- with a rush ,
- with dispatch .
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How to use "Pell-mell" in context?
The term "pell-mell" is derived from the Old English words "pell" meaning "all at once" and "mell" meaning "mad rush". The Oxford English Dictionary defines "pell-mell" as a "a mad rush or disorderly flight". To describe something as "pell-mell" is to say that the situation is out of control and has become uncontrolled. The term is often used in reference to a chaotic or panicked situation.
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