SHUFFLED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

shuffled

verb

past tense of shuffle

as in stomped

to move heavily or clumsily the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers

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as in disrupted

to undo the proper order or arrangement of shuffle the cards and deal five to each player

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Recent Examples of shuffled The Playoff remains parked at 12 teams, and some G6 conferences shuffled teams, now including North Dakota State and Sacramento State. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Black voters were shuffled around Houston, with much of the previous 9th Congressional District becoming the new 18th District. — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 23 July 2026 Several writers have also shuffled in and out of the project. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 He’s been shuffled on and off the practice squad here over the years. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 July 2026 Knives Everything from steak knives and chef knives to pen knives usually gets shuffled out the back door of thrift stores. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 14 July 2026 And the more recent installments have shuffled the deck each time, with entirely new sets of lead characters replacing the old ones. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Then she is shuffled back to Korea, and this disjunction is the thing that propels her narrative development. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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That was broken up by Owens, who stomped Gunther and then caught him with a big clothesline.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Ten members of a Pennsylvania high school football team, including several coaches, face charges after a player was allegedly stomped with cleats, and jabbed in the buttocks with a broomstick.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of stomped

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Analysts point out that the conflicts in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine have disrupted a significant amount of global refining capacity.

— , CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
After years of digital overload and disrupted routines, people increasingly value the energy of gathering in person—whether at a neighborhood bar, a concert or a packed stadium.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupted

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Adam seems confused by the request, while Ingeborg is perfectly obliging.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Court reporters — not to be confused with journalists who cover court matters — had objected to the state Supreme Court petition, but not to oppose those whose rights were being compromised by the diminished access to official court transcripts.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of confused

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Along Fence Lines and Retaining Walls Poison ivy grows best in out-of-the-way spaces that aren’t disturbed regularly.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Even when the material was strongly disturbed, the electronic order rebuilt itself smoothly across the sample.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026