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neater

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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Why is your instinct as a musician to go for something neater?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Roger Rose, from Burton Latimer, where Kettering's ground is, is repairing a previous "chicken wire" fence with neater plastic mesh.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

He was dressed in a suit and tie, with his once signature curly, unkempt hair cut into a neater trim.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023

The options include: your wife learning to become a neater person, her letting her friend do her job, or you hiring someone else to clean.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2023

I flip through each page, watching my handwriting get smaller and neater as the years go by.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish