Synonyms and antonyms of Confused or confusing situations in British Thesaurus

chaos (noun)

a situation in which everything is confused and in a mess

farce (noun)

a situation or event that is silly because it is very badly organized, unsuccessful, or unfair

disarray (noun)

a situation in which people are very confused or things are not organized, especially because something unexpected has happened

muddle (noun)

a confused situation or condition

mayhem (noun)

a very confused situation

maelstrom (noun)

a confusing, frightening situation in which there is a lot of activity and strong emotions

morass (noun)

a complicated and confusing situation that is difficult to deal with

rigmarole (noun)

a long complicated process that seems unnecessary or silly

Tower of Babel (noun)

a place or situation that is very confusing because there is too much information and no easy way to understand it

circus (noun)

a situation in which there is too much excitement and uncontrolled activity

carry-on (noun)

Britishspoken an annoying, silly, or unreasonable situation

flap (noun)

informal a situation in which people are confused, excited, or angry

flat spin (noun)

Britishinformal if you are in a flat spin, you are confused and unable to behave in a sensible way

no-man’s-land (noun)

a situation that is not easy to deal with because it is not clear what rules or policies are operating

orgy (noun)

an occasion on which someone does something in an extreme and uncontrolled way

three-ring circus (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a situation that is very busy, often in a way that you find unpleasant, confusing, or annoying

tumult (noun)

literary a confused and excited situation or mental state

vortex (noun)

literary a feeling or situation that has so much power or influence over you that you feel you are not in control

whirlwind (noun)

something that happens very quickly and unexpectedly, so that the people involved have little control of what happens and how they feel