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Synonyms & Antonyms for untidy
Synonyms
chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, topsy-turvy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, upside-down
Antonyms
bandbox, crisp, kempt, neat, neatened, ordered, orderly, organized, shipshape, snug, tidied, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-ordered
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But the bikes faced vandalism and theft, and were left in untidy piles that city authorities had to deal with. — Jane Li, Quartz, "A court has revealed the sorry state of a Chinese bike-sharing startup once worth $2 billion," 19 June 2019 Then trim any untidy hairs that are too curly, or are longer than the rest. — Glamour, "I Went to Meghan Markle's Favorite Brow Place and Learned So Many Secrets," 10 May 2019 Having proved herself in television, she is excited by the challenge of working within the finite story structure of a film, with no untidy open-endedness. — David Kamp, WSJ, "Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a Powerhouse on the Rise," 5 Nov. 2018 Hotel Yan Beyond an untidy metal lattice exterior is a surprisingly on-point lobby that resembles a hip coworking space, with long tables and workbenches, a cafe-bar and mod chandeliers. — Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, "25 Best Hotels in Singapore," 28 Feb. 2018 Black Rage’ is a confusing, misleading, intellectually untidy piece. — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, "Price Cobbs, Who Helped Define ‘Black Rage,’ Is Dead at 89," 10 July 2018 In addition to competing for workers, Walmart is trying to improve customer service in its roughly 4,700 stores around the United States, some of which have been criticized for being untidy in the past. — Michael Corkery, New York Times, "Walmart’s Bumpy Day: From Wage Increase to Store Closings," 11 Jan. 2018 Short, skinny and untidy, Deku looks more like a nerdy teenager than a comic book hero. — Charles Solomon, latimes.com, "Anime Expo 2018 returns to L.A. with 'My Hero Academia: Two Heroes' premiere," 2 July 2018 Consider the complications: competing versions of what really happened, victims who may be hard to empathize with, and the distinct possibility of an untidy outcome. — Mary Ann Gwinn, The Seattle Times, "Lit Life: Three true-crime stories that are stranger than fiction," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'untidy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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