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
For ten years, the group has been organizing experiential workshops for emerging directors, working with filmmakers including Costa, Werner Herzog, Abbas Kiarostami and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who hosted the last two years in the Peruvian Amazon jungle and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 July 2024
In December 2023, Hudgens and Tucker tied the knot in a jungle wedding in Tulum, Mexico.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
In recent years, the Darien Gap region along the Colombia-Panama border has become a human superhighway, as U.S.-bound migrants from around the world follow a treacherous path through the jungle.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
The local tour guides have plenty of material to work with in the island's ancient jungles and labyrinth of mangroves housing sea caves and millions-year-old rock formations.
—Kari Wilkin, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 July 2024
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 July 2024
In December 2023, Hudgens and Tucker tied the knot in a jungle wedding in Tulum, Mexico.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
In recent years, the Darien Gap region along the Colombia-Panama border has become a human superhighway, as U.S.-bound migrants from around the world follow a treacherous path through the jungle.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
The local tour guides have plenty of material to work with in the island's ancient jungles and labyrinth of mangroves housing sea caves and millions-year-old rock formations.
—Kari Wilkin, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 July 2024
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jungle. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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