topsy-turvy
adjective
1 topsy-turvy
In utter disorder.
synonyms: disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled.
Roget 59: disorderly, orderless; out of order, out of place, out of gear; irregular, desultory; anomalous etc. (unconformable) 83; acephalous†, deranged; aimless; ... show more
Roget 218: inverted etc. v.; wrong side out, wrong side up; inside out, upside down; bottom upwards, keel upwards; supine, on one's head, topsy-turvy, sens dessus dessous [Fr.]. inverse; ... show more
adverb
1 topsy-turvy
In a disordered manner.
synonym: higgledy-piggledy.
2 topsy-turvy
In disorderly haste.
synonyms: head over heels, heels over head, in great confusion, topsy-turvily.
Moby thesaurus: backwards, chaotic, confused, disordered, disorderly, disorganized, every which way, head over heels, higgledy-piggledy, in a muddle, inverted, jumbled, messy, mixed-up, muddled, reversed, untidy, upside down, vice versa.
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