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messes

NOUN

disorder, litter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chaos clutter confusion debris disarray jumble mayhem shambles turmoil wreck wreckage

STRONG

botch combination compound dirtiness discombobulation disorganization eyesore fright hash hodgepodge mishmash monstrosity salmagundi sight untidiness

WEAK

every which way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm harmony neatness order organization peace system

STRONG

beauty

WEAK

benefit solution tidiness

NOUN

difficulty, predicament

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dilemma imbroglio muddle plight

STRONG

fix jam mix-up perplexity pickle stew

Antonyms

STRONG

boon ease

WEAK

benefit order organization solution tidiness

Example Sentences

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Melanie never took a break from her work, Alex said, adding: "It's not normal is it? You know it messes with people's heads quite a bit."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The president sometimes messes with the reporters on the line or lets people around him eavesdrop on speakerphone.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Each has a meltdown worthy of a telenovela, messes with the crime scene and hours later the police are called.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The kids are a study in contrasting messes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Not many women got to live out the daydream of women—to have a room, even a section of a room, that only gets messed up when she messes it up herself.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston