often attributive
1
a
: an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation
b
: a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation
2
3
: electronic dance music that combines elements of techno, reggae, and hip-hop and is marked especially by an extremely fast beat
4
: a hobo camp
Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of jungle in a Sentence
life in the corporate jungle
It's hard to succeed in the business world. It's a jungle out there.
a jungle of environmental laws
Recent Examples on the Web
Over the last year and a half, more than 700,000 people have traversed this unforgiving slice of jungle that divides Colombia from Panama.
—
Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
In Louisiana's jungle primary system, any candidate who earns more than 50% of the vote wins outright.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
But the Guatemalan government went deep into the heart of the Petén jungle anyway, in search of its cultural heritage.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
This version of the character, who's based on a 1912 story by author Edgar Rice Burroughs, was about a man who had been raised in the jungle but left and returned more sophisticated.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
In Louisiana's jungle primary system, any candidate who earns more than 50% of the vote wins outright.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
But the Guatemalan government went deep into the heart of the Petén jungle anyway, in search of its cultural heritage.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
This version of the character, who's based on a 1912 story by author Edgar Rice Burroughs, was about a man who had been raised in the jungle but left and returned more sophisticated.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for jungle
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jungle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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jungle
noun
jun·gle
ˈjəŋ-gəl 
1
: a thick tangled mass of tropical vegetation
2
: an area overgrown with jungle or other vegetation
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