ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsW–Zwelter
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welter
Meaning: a confused mass or state of turmoil
welter in a sentence
How welter is used in real sentences:
The office vanished beneath a welter of maps, receipts, and reports.
The sudden resignation left the committee in a welter of rumors and accusations.
“The rules hardly encouraged them: amendments, customs, and contradictory rulings had accumulated into a welter that even experienced clerks struggled to explain.”
— from the passage The Bellwether Revision
Synonyms for welter
Other words for welter — jumble, tangle and turmoil — carry the same meaning.
- jumble
- tangle
- turmoil
Antonyms of welter
Words that mean the opposite of welter:
- order
- organization
- calm
Where it comes from
From Middle English welteren, meaning 'to roll or tumble about.'
Memory hook
WELTER sounds like 'well stirred': once stirred, everything becomes a confused mass.