Adjectives for messy
123 Synonyms & Antonyms of MESSY
adjective
Save Wordlacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
- having a messy room is virtually de rigueur for a college student
- chaotic,
- cluttered,
- confused,
- disarranged,
- disarrayed,
- disheveled
- (or dishevelled),
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- higgledy-piggledy,
- hugger-mugger,
- jumbled,
- littered,
- messed,
- muddled,
- mussed,
- mussy,
- pell-mell,
- rumpled,
- sloppy,
- topsy-turvy,
- tousled,
- tumbled,
- unkempt,
- untidy,
- upside-down
- bedraggled,
- befouled,
- begrimed,
- bemired,
- besmirched,
- blackened,
- cruddy,
- dingy,
- dirty,
- draggled,
- filthy,
- foul,
- grimy,
- grotty
- [chiefly British],
- grubby,
- grungy,
- mucky,
- nasty,
- smudged,
- soiled,
- spotted,
- squalid,
- stained,
- sullied,
- unclean,
- uncleanly
- dowdy,
- frowsy
- (or frowzy),
- shaggy,
- slatternly,
- sloven,
- slovenly,
- uncombed
- wrinkled
- adulterated,
- contaminated,
- defiled,
- polluted,
- tainted
- knotted,
- snarled,
- tangled
- seedy,
- shabby,
- sleazy,
- sordid
- neglected,
- neglectful,
- negligent
- at sixes and sevens,
- out of joint
- antiseptic,
- clean,
- cleaned,
- cleanly,
- hygienic,
- immaculate,
- sparkling,
- spick-and-span
- (or spic-and-span),
- spotless,
- stainless,
- unsoiled,
- unsullied
- methodical
- (also methodic),
- regular,
- systematic,
- systematized
- careful,
- fastidious,
- finicky,
- fussy,
- meticulous
- combed,
- groomed,
- manicured,
- well-groomed
- taintless,
- undefiled,
- unpolluted,
- untainted,
- wholesome
- bandbox,
- crisp,
- kempt,
- neat,
- neatened,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- organized,
- shipshape,
- snug,
- tidied,
- tidy,
- trim,
- uncluttered,
- well-ordered
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MESSY Synonyms: 25 Synonyms & Antonyms for MESSY
See definition of messy on Dictionary.com
- adj.cluttered, dirty
synonyms for messy
- chaotic
- confused
- sloppy
- blotchy
- careless
- disheveled
- disordered
- disorganized
- grimy
- grubby
- littered
- muddled
- raunchy
- rumpled
- slapdash
- slipshod
- slovenly
- unfastidious
- unkempt
- untidy
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antonyms for messy
MOST RELEVANT
- ordered
- organized
- systematic
- clean
- uncluttered
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WORDS RELATED TO MESSY
- decrepit
- dilapidated
- dirty
- disheveled
- disordered
- dowdy
- drenched
- dripping
- faded
- messy
- muddied
- muddy
- run down
- seedy
- shabby
- sloppy
- slovenly
- sodden
- soiled
- stained
- sullied
- tacky
- tattered
- threadbare
- untidy
- wet
- adverse
- afflictive
- blighting
- cataclysmic
- catastrophic
- deadly
- deplorable
- devastating
- dire
- fatal
- grievous
- harmful
- heartbreaking
- lamentable
- messy
- pernicious
- regrettable
- ruinous
- unfavorable
- unfortunate
- woeful
- crowded
- messy
- piled
- scattered
- strewed
- strewn
- untidied
- untidy
- anarchic
- blurred
- chaotic
- disarranged
- disorderly
- disorganized
- haywire
- in a muddle
- in disarray
- involved
- jumbled
- messy
- miscalculated
- miscellaneous
- mistaken
- misunderstood
- obscured
- out of order
- snafu
- snarled
- topsy-turvy
- unsettled
- untidy
- bedraggled
- begrimed
- black
- contaminated
- cruddy
- crummy
- defiled
- disarrayed
- dishabille
- disheveled
- dreggy
- dungy
- dusty
- filthy
- foul
- fouled
- greasy
- grimy
- grubby
- grungy
- icky
- lousy
- messy
- mucky
- muddy
- mung
- murky
- nasty
- pigpen
- polluted
- raunchy
- scummy
- scuzzy
- slatternly
- slimy
- sloppy
- slovenly
- smudged
- smutty
- sooty
- spattered
- spotted
- squalid
- stained
- straggly
- sullied
- undusted
- unhygienic
- unkempt
- unlaundered
- unsanitary
- unsightly
- unswept
- untidy
- unwashed
- yucky
- bedraggled
- begrimed
- black
- contaminated
- cruddy
- crummy
- defiled
- disarrayed
- disheveled
- dreggy
- dungy
- dusty
- filthy
- foul
- fouled
- greasy
- grimy
- grubby
- grungy
- icky
- lousy
- messy
- mucky
- muddy
- murky
- nasty
- polluted
- scummy
- scuzzy
- slatternly
- slimy
- sloppy
- slovenly
- smudged
- sooty
- spattered
- spotted
- squalid
- stained
- straggly
- sullied
- undusted
- unhygienic
- unkempt
- unlaundered
- unsanitary
- unsightly
- unswept
- untidy
- unwashed
- yucky
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Synonyms and antonyms "dirty" - analysis and associations to the word dirty. Morphological analysis and declension of words
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Translation of dirty
We offer you a translation of dirty in English, German and French.
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- English
- German
- French
- dirty - dirty
- dirty work - dirty work
- filthy - nasty, messy, cloudy, dirty, dusty
- dirty rags - filthy rags messy room
- messy room muddy water
- grimy - sloppy, dull
- dirty window - grimy window
- grubby hand
- foul - disgusting, vile
- foul play
- unclean - unclean
- dirty spirit - unclean spirit impure thoughts
- dirty details - sordid details
- dirty wall - dirt wall
- mud puddle - mud puddle
- schmutzig - vile, greasy, muddy, unwashed
- rather dirty
- dirty plates - dreckiges Geschirr
- verdreckt
- matschig
- schmuddelig
- unsauber - unclean
- dirty water - unsauberes Wasser
- unrein - unclean
- catig
- unflätig - obscene
- fettig - greasy
- schmierig - vile
- schwarz - dark
- geschmiert
- sale - vile, untidy, filthy, unclean
- boueux - cloudy, disgusting, muddy
- dirty water - eau boueuse
- salissat - brand
- crotte
- ordurier obscene
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Antonyms of the word dirty
neat clean
Hypernyms of the word dirty
- cleanliness
- mean
- color
Hyponyms for dirty
- unwashed
Scope of the word dirty
General vocabularySlangTaboo vocabularyTechniqueTextile
Morphological analysis (part of speech) of the word dirty
Part of speech:
adjective
genus:
Male
Number:
only
Complexation:
-Case:
nominating 9030 9030 9030
Question Single Multip. 
Male Medium Female Nominative (who, what?) dirty dirty dirty dirty Genitive (who, what?) dirty dirty dirty Dative (to whom, what?) dirty dirty dirty Accusative (who, what?) dirty dirty dirty Creative (by whom, what?) dirty dirty dirty Prepositional (about whom, about what?) dirty dirty dirty All synonyms of the word bad | Negative adjectives in English
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Today we will learn to talk about the bad. We will give you a large list of adjectives to describe something bad in English. Regardless of your level of English, you probably do not know at least some of the words from the list.
Good / badWe often say that the world is not black and white, that there is something good in everything bad, and something bad in everything good.
We won't argue with that. This is the right approach - you need to be able to look at things from different angles.
The problem (if it can be considered a problem) is that languages began to form long before we came to such philosophical conclusions. Many adjectives have a positive or negative connotation.
For example, we can say "bad" in English - bad. This will be a specific non-alternative characteristic. And so it is with many adjectives. Synonyms for the word bad can be counted up to a hundred, and we are just now going to do this calculation.
I don't want to talk about bad things, but I have nowhere to go. So, bad and synonyms in English. And we will definitely release the reverse article, only a little later.
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All English synonyms for badEng Rus Abhorrent Disgusting Abject Pathetic Abrupt Sharp Absurd Absurd Abysmal Terrible Acerbic Caustic Acrimonious stinging Adverse Unfavorable Aggressive Aggressive Agonizing Painful Aimless Aimless Alarming Alarm Angry Medium Annoying Annoying Appalling Terrifying Arrogant Arrogant Awful Terrible Awkward Tasteless Bad Bad Barbarous Barbarian Battered Beaten Biting Biting Bizarre Weird Blank Empty Blasphemous Blasphemous Blown Inflated Bloodthirsty Bloodthirsty Blue Sad Blundering Clumsy Blurred Blurred Boastful Boastful Boorish Hamsky Bored Bored Boring Boring Bossy Domineering Brainless Mindless Brash Daring Brisk Courageous Broken Broken Bruised Bruised Brutal Cruel Bulky Bulky Bum Poor quality Bumpy Bumpy Bungling Inept Caged Closed in a cage Callous Soulless Canceled Canceled Cancerous Cancer Cantankerous Traveled Capricious Moody Careless Careless Catastrophic Catastrophic Chauvinistic Chauvinist Cheap Cheap Cheerless Joyless Choppy Changeable Clammy Velcro Clinical Clinical Clogged Hammered Clownish Clown Clueless Ignorant Clumsy Clumsy Cluttered Cluttered Coarse Rough Cocky cheeky Cold Cold Coldhearted Coldblooded Colorless Clear Commercial Commercial Common Plain Complicent smug Complaining Complaining Complicated Complex Compulsive Compulsive Compulsory Forced Conceited Vain Conflicted Conflict Confounded Confused contemptuous Contradictory Inconsistent Controllable Managed Controversial Controversial Costly Expensive Cowardly Cowardly Crabby Irritable Crafty Sly Crass Rough Crazy Crazy Criminal Criminal Critical Critical Crooked Curve Crowded Overcrowded Cruel Cruel Crumbly Loose Crushed Crushed Cursed Cursed Cynical Cynical Damaged Damaged Dangerous Dangerous Dark Dark Daunting Intimidating Deadly Deadly Decayed Rotten Deceitful deceitful Deceivable Deceptive Decimated Destroyed Declining Elderly Defeated Defeated Defective Defective Defenseless Defenseless Deficient Insufficient Deformed Deformed Degenerative Degenerative Delinquent Expired Deluded Deceived Demented Insane Demonic Demonic Dependent Dependent Deplorable Regrettable Depraved Depraved Depressed Suppressed Depressing Depressing Deprived Abandoned Derogatory Abusive Desolate Abandoned Depairing Desperate Despicable Despicable Despondent Suppressed Destroyed Destroyed Destructive Destructive Detestable Vile Detrimental Harmful Devastated Shocked Devious Insidious Diabolical Devilish Difficult Difficult Digressive Distracting Dilapidated Dilapidated Dim Dull Diminishing Descending Diminutive Tiny Dingy Dirty, faded Dire Terrible Dirty Dirty Disadvantaged Unfavorable Disadvantageous Unprofitable Disaffected Dissatisfied Disagreeable Unpleasant Disappearing Disappearing Disappointed upset Disappointing Disappointing Disastrous Catastrophic Discarded Folded out Disconnected Disabled Discouraging Discouraging Discourteous impolite Disdainful Disparaging Diseased Sick Disgraceful Infamous Disgusting Disgusting Disheartened Discouraging Dishonest Dishonest Dishonorable Disgraceful Disillusioned Disappointed Disingenuous Hypocritical Disjointed Disconnected Dislikeable Unattractive Disloyal Disloyal Dismal Dark Disobedient naughty Disorganized Unorganized Displeasing Unpleasant Disreputable Shameful Disrespectful disrespectful Disruptive Destructive Crazed Distressed problems Doubtful Doubtful Dramatic Dramatic Dreaded Scary Dreary Dull Dull Boring Duplicitous Two-faced Eerie Spooky Egotistical Selfish Emaciated Depleted Embittered Embittered Emotional Emotional Empty Empty Envious envious Errant Lost Erroneous Erroneous Estranged Alienated Evil Evil Exasperated Annoyed Excruciating Painful Extraneous Stranger Faded Faded Failed Failed Fallacious False Fatal Fatal Faulty Faulty Fearful Frightening Fearsome Intimidating FeebleWeak Feigned Feigned Flawed Incorrect Foolish Stupid Frayed Shabby Frightening Frightening Frivolous Frivolous Furious Furious Futile Useless Fuzzy Fuzzy Gawky Clumsy Ghoulish Vile Gnarly Gnarled Goofy Clueless Grueling Exhausting Gruesome Terrible Gruff Rough Grumpy Angry Hard Complex Harmful Harmful Harsh Rigid Hated Hateful Heartless Heartless Heavy Heavy Heinous Vile Hideous Disgusting Hopeless Hopeless Horrible Scary Horrid Terrifying Horrifying Terrifying Hostile Hostile Hurt Wounded Icky Unpleasant Idiotic idiotic Ill Sick Illogical Illogical Immature Immature Immoral Immoral Imperfect Imperfect Impersonal Impersonal Impolite impolite Impossible Impossible Impractical Impractical Improper Wrong Imprudent Careless Impure Unclean Inaccurate Inaccurate Inadmissible Invalid Inadvisable Inappropriate Inane Stupid Inappropriate Indecent Inarticulate Slurred Incapable Incapable Incompatible Incompatible Incomplete Incomplete Inconceivable Unthinkable Inconvenient Uncomfortable Incorrect Invalid Inferior Bad Insane Crazy Insipid Tasteless Irksome Annoying Irrational Irrational Loathsome Disgusting Lowly Unassuming Manipulative Manipulative Messi Sloppy Nasty Nasty Negligent Negligent Odd Weird Parasitic Parasitic Pathological Pathological Pessimistic Pessimistic Pitiful Pathetic Poor Poor Putrid Rotten Redundant Excess Repugnant Nasty Rotten Rotten Rubbish Looks like trash Rude Rough Sickening Nauseating Second class Second class Second-rate Second grade Shoddy Base Substandard Poor quality Squalid Poor Tasteless Tasteless Terrible Terrible Toxic Toxic Upsetting Annoying Useless Useless Unpleasant Unpleasant Wretched Unhappy We think you have had enough synonyms for the words "terrible" and "bad" in English.
