What is another word for babel?

Pronunciation: [bˈe͡ɪbə͡l] (IPA)

Babel is a term that is often used to describe a chaotic, confusing, or unintelligible situation. However, there are a number of other words that can be used as synonyms for this term. Some of the most common include turmoil, pandemonium, bedlam, mayhem, and disarray. Other related terms include confusion, disorder, and chaos. Regardless of the specific word chosen, the overarching idea is the same: something is disorganized and difficult to understand or manage. These concepts can be applied to a wide range of situations, from business dealings to personal relationships, and can be used to describe everything from mild disruptions to complete breakdowns in communication and order.

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    • Proper noun, singular
      babylon, babil.

What are the hypernyms for Babel?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Babel?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for babel (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Babel?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for babel (as nouns)

What are the opposite words for babel?

Babel is a term that refers to a confusing and chaotic situation where it's difficult to understand or communicate with one another. However, there are a few antonyms that can be associated with the word babel, which are order, clarity, and harmony. These antonyms represent a state of affairs where things are well-organized, easy to understand, and peaceful. In contrast, babel suggests a state of disorder and confusion, where people may speak different languages or have different ideas that clash with one another. Therefore, it's important to strive for order, clarity, and harmony in our lives and communities to avoid Babel-like situations.

What are the antonyms for Babel?

Usage examples for Babel

We were surrounded by a babel of voices, and Miss Hershey led in Mrs. Claybourne.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
Peter followed him into the most amazing babel of voices, a confusion and a roaring, an atmosphere thick with smoke and steam and a scent in the air as though ten thousand meat-pies were cooking there before his eyes.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
It is a combination of the babel of the East and West, of Europe and Africa.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

Famous quotes with Babel

  • Suddenly he saw them, the bottles of aguardiente, of anís, of jerez, of Highland Queen, the glasses, a babel of glasses—towering, like the smoke from the train that day—built to the sky, then falling, the glasses toppling and crashing, falling downhill from the Generalife Gardens, the bottles breaking, bottles of Oporto, tinto, blanco, bottles of Pernod, Oxygènée, absinthe, bottles smashing, bottles cast aside, falling with a thud on the ground in parks, under benches, beds, cinema seats, hidden in drawers at Consulates, bottles of Calvados dropped and broken, or bursting into smithereens, tossed into garbage heaps, flung into the sea, the Mediterranean, the Caspian, the Caribbean, bottles floating in the ocean, dead Scotchmen on the Atlantic highlands—and now he saw them, smelt them, all, from the very beginning—bottles, bottles, bottles, and glasses, glasses, glasses, of bitter, of Dubonnet, of Falstaff, Rye, Johnny Walker, Vieux Whiskey blanc Canadien, the apéritifs, the digestifs, the demis, the dobles, the noch ein Herr Obers, the et glas Araks, the tusen taks, the bottles, the bottles, the beautiful bottles of tequila, and the gourds, gourds, gourds, the millions of gourds of beautiful mescal . . .
    Malcolm Lowry

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