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   Mess·y

   /ˈmesē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. untidy or dirty: "his messy hair" Similar dirtyfilthygrubbysoiledgrimybegrimedmuckymuddyslimystickysulliedspottedstainedsmearedsmudgedtarnisheddisheveledblowsyscruffyrumpledmattedunkempttousledbedraggledtangledslapdashslovenlyinformal:yuckygungydisorderlydisorderedmuddledin a muddlechaoticconfuseddisorganizedin disarrayin turmoildisarrangeduntidyclutteredlitteredin a jumblejumbledinformal:like a bomb's hit itshambolicOpposite cleantidyorderly
   • ▪ generating or involving mess or untidiness: "stripping wallpaper can be a messy job"
   • 2. (of a situation) confused and difficult to deal with: "a messy divorce" Similar chaoticconvolutedcomplexintricatetangledtortuousconfusedconfusingdifficultunpleasantnastybitteracrimoniousspitefulOpposite straightforwardamicable

   Derivatives

   • 1. messily adverb
   • 2. messiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Synonyms for MESSY: chaotic, sloppy, cluttered, confused, jumbled, littered, filthy, messed; Antonyms of MESSY: neat, orderly, tidy, organized, clean, uncluttered, cleaned, crisp.

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   Find 4,048 synonyms for messy and other similar words that you can use instead based on 15 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

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   Synonyms and examples. dirty. This shirt is dirty. filthy. Wash your hands before dinner - they're filthy! scruffy. He's the typical scruffy student. grimy. Don't wipe your grimy hands on that clean towel! grubby. informal. He was wearing an old pair of jeans and a grubby T-shirt. mucky. informal. Get your mucky boots out of my kitchen! soiled.

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   Synonyms for MESSY: untidy, dirty, disheveled, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, rumpled, mussy, cluttered, slipshod, jumbled, unpleasant; Antonyms for MESSY: clean, uncluttered, orderly, ordered, tidy, organized.

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   4 days ago · Synonyms for MESSY in English: disorganized, sloppy, untidy, slovenly, dirty, grubby, grimy, scuzzy, skanky, untidy, …

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   adj comparative. messiest. adj superlative. messy. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Adjective: untidy. Synonyms: untidy, disordered, slovenly, cluttered, rumpled, slapdash, slatternly, sloppy, slipshod, disorderly, jumbled. Sense: Adjective: dirty.

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    Synonyms for messy in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for messy. 48 synonyms for messy: disorganized, sloppy, untidy, slovenly, dirty, grubby, grimy, scuzzy, skanky, untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic, muddled, cluttered.

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    Synonyms of messy. 1. : marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy. a messy room. 2. : lacking neatness or precision : careless, slovenly. messy thinking. 3. : extremely unpleasant or trying. messy lawsuits. a messy divorce. messily. ˈme-sə-lē. adverb. messiness. ˈme-sē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. chaotic. cluttered. confused.