welter
5 synonyms for welter, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A confused, jumbled mass of many things.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English welteren, formed from welt and -er (a frequentative suffix). Its cognates include German Low German weltern (“to wallow; roll”), Old Norse velta (Danish vælte), German wälzen, and Gothic ??????? (waltjan). It is also akin to wallow and Latin volvō.
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