addle

The word “addle” has 2 syllables: ad-dle

It's pronounced as /ˈædəl/


What is synonym and antonym for addle?

In the thesaurus, “addle” has 107 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for addle along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for addle

Antonyms for addle

Meanings of addle

  • verb
    1. (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
    2. (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
    3. To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle.
    4. To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
  • noun
    1. A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
    2. Liquid filth; mire.
    3. (provincial) Lees; dregs.
  • adjective
    1. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
    2. (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.

Example Sentences

  • The loud noise began to addle his thoughts.
  • Don’t let stress addle your decision-making.
  • Too much information at once can easily addle the mind.
  • The confusing instructions seemed designed to addle everyone.
  • Fatigue can addle even the sharpest mind.

On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to addle, such as: abash, addled, addlepated, agitate, alert, assure, at sea.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • account
  • addle
  • analyze
  • appraise
  • bamboozle
  • be dishonest
  • be off the mark
  • be wrong
  • bear in mind
  • beat
  • beat out of
  • beguile
  • believe
  • betray
  • bilk
  • blunder
  • botch
  • buffalo
  • bungle
  • burn
  • call
  • care for
  • cheat
  • circumvent
  • clip
  • con
  • conceive
  • confound
  • confuse
  • consider
  • count
  • cozen
  • credit
  • cross up
  • deceive oneself
  • deem
  • defraud
  • delude
  • disappoint
  • double-cross
  • dupe
  • ensnare
  • entrap
  • err
  • esteem
  • estimate
  • fail
  • fake
  • falsify
  • fancy
  • feel
  • fleece
  • fool
  • get wrong
  • goof
  • gouge
  • gull
  • have wrong impression
  • hoax
  • hold
  • hold an opinion
  • hoodwink
  • hook
  • humbug
  • imagine
  • impose upon
  • judge
  • jumble
  • keep in view
  • lapse
  • lead on
  • look upon
  • make a mess
  • make allowance for
  • misapprehend
  • miscalculate
  • misconceive
  • misconstrue
  • miscount
  • misdeem
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  • misknow
  • mislead
  • misread
  • miss
  • miss the boat
  • not know
  • omit
  • outwit
  • overestimate
  • overlook
  • play joke on
  • pull fast one
  • put foot in
  • put on
  • put up a smokescreen
  • rate
  • reckon
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  • reflect
  • regard
  • remember
  • respect
  • rob
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  • sense
  • set down
  • skin
  • slip
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  • snarl
  • suck in
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  • take advantage of
  • take for ride
  • take in
  • take into account
  • take to cleaners
  • tangle
  • think
  • think of
  • trick
  • underestimate
  • victimize
  • view

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