Meanings
adjectivegarbled (comparative more garbled, superlative most garbled)
comparative more garbled · superlative most garbled
- difficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled
Synonyms: confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, distorted, illogical, mixed up, scattered
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of garble
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedifficult to understand because it has been distorted; scrambled
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivelacking orderly continuity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech zkomolený, překroucený
- zkomolený(of a message) scrambled, corrupted
- překroucený(of a message) scrambled, corrupted
- pomotaný(of a message) scrambled, corrupted
- popletený(of a message) scrambled, corrupted
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APA
garbled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbled
MLA
“garbled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbled. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garbled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbled.
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