Meaning & use
garbled
Confused, distorted, or unclear, especially describing a message or transmission.
See it in a sentence
The radio signal was so garbled that the pilot could barely make out the instructions.
Her explanation came out garbled because she was speaking much too quickly.
A note on using this word
Garbled most often describes spoken or transmitted messages that have become jumbled, rather than physical objects.
Words with a similar meaning
distortedmuddled
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Words with an opposite meaning
clear
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