neatest

ADJECTIVE

arranged well, uncluttered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accurate elegant immaculate orderly precise sleek slick smart spotless tidy well-kept

WEAK

apple-pie order chic correct dainty dapper exact fastidious finical finicky in good order in good shape methodical natty neat as a pin nice prim proper regular shipshape spick-and-span spruce systematic trim well-groomed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless dirty disorganized dull false inaccurate questionable rough stupid unclean unfashionable unintelligent untidy

WEAK

disorderly messed up sloppy slovenly unkempt unpracticed

ADJECTIVE

clever, practiced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

efficient effortless elegant graceful handy precise quick stylish

WEAK

able adept adroit agile apt artful deft dexterous expert finished nimble proficient ready skillful speedy well-judged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awkward careless hard inept unfashionable unhandy

WEAK

disorderly disorganized messed up sloppy slovenly unkempt unpracticed

Example Sentences

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Perhaps Honeck’s neatest trick was his ability to conjure lightness and amplitude at the same time.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2024

“Clark Griffith is about to pull the century’s neatest trick in salesmanship,” Povich wrote shortly before the contract was announced.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

The union drive was far from the neatest thing to roll off Chipotle’s famous burrito assembly line.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2022

The new study is “one of the neatest papers, ever” for revealing this overlooked anatomical feature, says Brock Fenton, a retired bat biologist and echolocation expert at the University of Western Ontario.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 26, 2022

With my journal open beside me, I rewrote my letter on the stationery in my neatest print.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks