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Definitions

messed up

VERB

disorder, dirty

Synonyms

WEAK

befoul besmirch bobble bollix botch bungle clutter confuse damage derange destroy disarrange discompose dishevel disorganize disturb foul goof up gum up jumble litter louse up muddle pollute ruin rummage scramble screw up smear soil spoil unsettle upset

Antonyms

WEAK

arrange order organize tidy

messed-up

ADJECTIVE

damaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawed impaired injured run-down

STRONG

bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled

WEAK

beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working

ADJECTIVE

disconcerted

Synonyms

STRONG

annoyed bewildered distracted disturbed embarrassed fazed flustered nonplussed perturbed rattled ruffled thrown troubled unsettled unzipped upset

WEAK

caught off balance come apart in botheration mixed-up out of countenance psyched-out shook-up spaced-out taken aback unglued

Antonyms

STRONG

happy settled

WEAK

calm composed concerted soothed unworried

ADJECTIVE

disheveled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedraggled messy rumpled

STRONG

dirty disarranged disarrayed disordered ruffled tousled unbuttoned unzipped

WEAK

bagged out beat up blowzy frowzy grubby mussed-up mussy scuzzy slipshod sloppy slovenly uncombed unfastidious untidy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean

STRONG

neat ordered

WEAK

orderly tidy unwrinkled

ADJECTIVE

maladjusted

Synonyms

WEAK

abnormal disturbed muddled neurotic unfit unstable

ADJECTIVE

puzzled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffled bewildered clueless doubtful mystified perplexed rattled

STRONG

bollixed discombobulated floored lost nonplussed shook stuck stumped thrown

WEAK

at a loss at sea come apart come unzipped dopey foggy fouled-up hung up in a fog loused up mind-blown mixed up mucked up screwed-up shook-up spaced out unglued without a clue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear

WEAK

aware certain cognizant sure

ADJECTIVE

slipshod

Synonyms

WEAK

bedraggled botched disheveled faulty fly-by-night fouled-up haphazard imperfect inaccurate inexact junky loose messy neglected negligent raunchy screwed-up scrubby scruffy shabby shoddy slapdash sloppy slovenly tacky tattered threadbare unkempt unmeticulous unsystematic unthorough untidy

Antonyms

WEAK

careful neat polished refined well-done

ADJECTIVE

slovenly

Synonyms

WEAK

bedraggled botched careless dingy disheveled disorderly dowdy down-at-the-heel frowzy frumpy grody grubby grungy heedless icky loose messy mussy negligent pigpen raunchy seedy slack slapdash sleazy slipshod sloppy tacky topsy-turvy unfastidious unkempt unthorough untidy

Antonyms

WEAK

clean ordered organized

ADJECTIVE

tousled

Synonyms

STRONG

dirty disarranged disheveled disordered ruffled rumpled tangled

WEAK

grubby messy mussed-up sloppy uncombed unkempt

Antonyms

STRONG

neat ordered orderly

WEAK

kempt

ADJECTIVE

unkempt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedraggled dilapidated disheveled grubby grungy messy neglected rumpled scruffy shaggy

WEAK

coarse crude dirty disarranged disarrayed disordered mussed-up rough slipshod slovenly tousled unclean uncombed unfastidious ungroomed unimproved unneat unpolished untidy vulgar

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean kempt neat ordered smooth tidy

WEAK

trim

ADJECTIVE

unorganized

Synonyms

STRONGEST

untidy

WEAK

all over the place chaotic cluttered confused dislocated disordered jumbled messy mixed up scattered scrambled sloppy unarranged unkempt unsystematic

Example Sentences

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"I have lost all motivation for anything," she says, "besides trying to raise a decent human being in this messed up world."

From BBC

“And it’s kind of messed up. All those free throws? No disrespect, but it didn’t feel earned.”

From Los Angeles Times

“She went off on me the other day—about how sometimes my priorities are messed up.”

From Literature

"I was trying to chase back down and I messed up at another corner. It wasn't the cleanest, which was a shame because I qualified really well yesterday and it felt good in practice."

From BBC

“The other day—you said you messed up with someone at school. Did you try again?”

From Literature

messed up

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