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- DictionaryUn·kempt/ˌənˈkem(p)t/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a person) having an untidy or disheveled appearance: "they were unwashed and unkempt"
adjective. un· kempt ˌən-ˈkem (p)t. Synonyms of unkempt. 1. : not combed. unkempt hair. 2. : deficient in order or neatness. unkempt individuals. unkempt hotel rooms. also : rough, unpolished. unkempt prose. Synonyms. chaotic. cluttered. confused. disarranged. disarrayed. disheveled. dishevelled. disordered. disorderly. higgledy-piggledy.
not neat or cared for; messy: He needed a shave and his hair was unkempt. (Definition of unkempt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. not combed: unkempt hair. uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. unpolished; rough; crude. unkempt. / ʌnˈkɛmpt / adjective. (of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled. ungroomed; slovenly. unkempt appearance. archaic. crude or coarse.
Synonyms for UNKEMPT: messy, chaotic, littered, filthy, confused, cluttered, sloppy, disheveled; Antonyms of UNKEMPT: orderly, kempt, tidy, neat, trim, organized, uncluttered, cleaned.
not neat or cared for; messy: He needed a shave and his hair was unkempt. (Definition of unkempt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Unkempt literally means "not combed," but use it to describe anything with a sloppy appearance. Your hair probably looks unkempt when you roll out of bed in the morning. Keep it that way if you're going for the rock star look.
If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are dirty, and not taken care of or kept neat. [...]
If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat. [...]
adjective. Tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not tidy or neat; messy. Webster's New World. Disorderly or untidy in appearance. An unkempt vagabond; an unkempt garden. American Heritage.
If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat.
