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
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Tracker Tracker is a bilingual chihuahua pup who lives in the jungle with his owner, Carlos.
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Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
The Cats are staying in the jungle — aka Sunrise, FL.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The United States advised the Philippine army and joined in jungle patrols to hunt down Islamist extremists.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In between the chaos of battle, there were moments of quiet where his character, the Dragon Knight — a mythical warrior with the ability to transform into a powerful dragon — would stand still in a jungle, surrounded by the pixelated ruins of a once-thriving world.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
The Cats are staying in the jungle — aka Sunrise, FL.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The United States advised the Philippine army and joined in jungle patrols to hunt down Islamist extremists.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In between the chaos of battle, there were moments of quiet where his character, the Dragon Knight — a mythical warrior with the ability to transform into a powerful dragon — would stand still in a jungle, surrounded by the pixelated ruins of a once-thriving world.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jungle. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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