What is another word for topsy-turvy?
353 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɒpsitˈɜːvi], [ tˈɒpsitˈɜːvi], [ t_ˈɒ_p_s_i_t_ˈɜː_v_i]
The phrase "topsy-turvy" implies a sense of chaos and disorder, where things are flipped upside down or turned on their heads. Synonyms for this phrase include "upside down," "overturned," "disarranged," "disheveled," "jumbled," and "chaotic." Other options include "confused," "disorganized," "messy," and "cluttered." These terms are often used to describe situations where things are not as they should be, or when things are in a state of disarray. In some cases, these synonyms may also suggest a sense of unpredictability or lack of control, where anything can happen at any moment.
Synonyms for Topsy-turvy:
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adj.
• chaotic • crooked- Agee ,
- Incurving ,
- Knurly ,
- Tortile ,
- catawampus ,
- mis-shapen ,
- not straight ,
- out of shape ,
- meandering ,
- screwy ,
- tilted ,
- warped .
- Orderless ,
- without order ,
- wrong side out ,
- more backwards ,
- more orderless ,
- most backwards ,
- most orderless .
- all over place ,
- dis located ,
- dis orderly ,
- dis-located ,
- dis-orderly ,
- in discriminate ,
- in-discriminate ,
- more dislocated ,
- more out of control ,
- more out of line ,
- more out of step ,
- more out of whack ,
- more out-of-control ,
- more out-of-line ,
- more out-of-step ,
- more out-of-whack ,
- more scrambled ,
- more tumult ,
- more uncombed ,
- more unmethodical ,
- most dislocated ,
- most out of control ,
- most out of line ,
- most out of step ,
- most out of whack ,
- most out-of-control ,
- most out-of-line ,
- most out-of-step ,
- most out-of-whack ,
- most scrambled ,
- most tumult ,
- most uncombed ,
- most unmethodical ,
- un combed ,
- un disciplined ,
- un kempt ,
- un kempter ,
- un kemptest ,
- un methodical ,
- un restrained ,
- un trained ,
- un-combed ,
- un-disciplined ,
- un-kempt ,
- un-kempter ,
- un-kemptest ,
- un-methodical ,
- un-restrained ,
- un-trained .
- be fuddled ,
- be wildered ,
- be-fuddled ,
- be-wildered ,
- dis arrayed ,
- dis-arrayed ,
- more disarrayed ,
- most disarrayed .
- Messer ,
- Unorderly ,
- messest ,
- more littered ,
- more rumpled ,
- more unorderly ,
- most littered ,
- most rumpled ,
- most unorderly ,
- un neat ,
- un neater ,
- un neatest ,
- un orderly ,
- un tidier ,
- un tidiest ,
- un tidy ,
- un-neat ,
- un-neater ,
- un-neatest ,
- un-orderly ,
- un-tidier ,
- un-tidiest ,
- un-tidy ,
- unneater ,
- unneatest ,
- untidiest ,
- up-set .
- downside up ,
- downsideup ,
- mixedup ,
- more bottom side up ,
- more bottom-side-up ,
- more downside up ,
- more downside-up ,
- more downsideup ,
- more upended ,
- more wrong side up ,
- more wrong-side-up ,
- most bottom side up ,
- most bottom-side-up ,
- most downside up ,
- most downside-up ,
- most downsideup ,
- most upended ,
- most wrong side up ,
- most wrong-side-up ,
- re versed ,
- re-versed ,
- up ended ,
- up-ended ,
- upsidedown .
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adv.
• helter-skelter • in utter disorder -
n.
• heels over head • higgledy-piggledy • in great confusion • topsy-turvily • turmoil- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis quiet ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis quietude ,
- dis quietudes ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quiets ,
- dis-quietude ,
- dis-quietudes ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- free for all ,
- hectics ,
- topsy turvies ,
- topsy-turvies ,
- topsyturvies ,
- un rest ,
- un-rest ,
- un-rests ,
- up-roar ,
- up-roars .
-
v.
• confused Other synonyms:
- backward ,
- upside down .
Other relevant words:
• noun
- Capsized ,
- Contra ,
- Contrariously ,
- Everted ,
- Hyperbatic ,
- Invaginated ,
- Luxated ,
- Messed ,
- Mussed ,
- Overset ,
- Palindromic ,
- Resupinate ,
- Retroverted ,
- Toppled ,
- Tumbled ,
- against the grain ,
- anarchic ,
- anyhow ,
- arsy-varsy ,
- arsy-versy ,
- ass-backwards ,
- back-to-front ,
- backwards ,
- balled-up ,
- bollixed up ,
- bottom side up ,
- by contraries ,
- capsize ,
- careen ,
- careless ,
- chaotic ,
- chiastic ,
- clandestine ,
- cloak-and-dagger ,
- cluttered ,
- cockeyed ,
- confusing ,
- contrarily ,
- contrariwise ,
- conversely ,
- disarranged ,
- disarrayed ,
- disheveled ,
- disjointed ,
- dislocated ,
- disorganized ,
- every which way ,
- formless ,
- fouled up ,
- haphazard ,
- hole-and-corner ,
- hugger mugger ,
- hush-hush ,
- in a mess ,
- in a muddle ,
- in disarray ,
- in flat opposition ,
- in reverse ,
- incoherent ,
- introverted ,
- inversed ,
- inversely ,
- inverted ,
- irregular ,
- keel over ,
- littered ,
- messed-up ,
- messy ,
- miscellaneous ,
- motley ,
- mucked up ,
- muddled ,
- mussy ,
- on the contrary ,
- oppositely ,
- order ,
- otherwise ,
- over ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- overturned ,
- pell-mell ,
- per contra ,
- random ,
- rather ,
- reversed ,
- riotous ,
- rumpled ,
- scattered ,
- scrambled ,
- screwed up ,
- scrubby ,
- secret ,
- shambolic ,
- shapeless ,
- skimble-skamble ,
- sloppy ,
- slovenly ,
- snafu ,
- straggly ,
- subvert ,
- surreptitious ,
- tangled ,
- tip ,
- tipped over ,
- to the contrary ,
- topple ,
- tousled ,
- transposed ,
- tumultuous ,
- turbulent ,
- turmoil ,
- turn over ,
- turn upside down ,
- turned around ,
- undercover ,
- underground ,
- unhinged ,
- unkempt ,
- unmethodical ,
- unorganized ,
- unsystematic ,
- unsystematized ,
- upended ,
- upset ,
- upturn ,
- vice versa ,
- wrong side up .
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How to use "Topsy-turvy" in context?
When something seems completely normal, but turns out to be completely upside down, we say that it is topsy-turvy. This description aptly describes the way many people feel when they find out that their assumptions and expectations about life are wrong.
The chaos of life often upends our expectations, which can lead to confusion and overall discomfort. It is important to stay flexible and always be open to new possibilities, as this is just how life unfolds. When things change quickly and unexpectedly, it is easy to get lost in the drama.
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