neat

[neet] / nit /

ADJECTIVE

arranged well, uncluttered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

apple-pie order chic 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 turned out well-groomed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless dirty disorganized rough unfashionable untidy

WEAK

disorderly messy sloppy slovenly unkempt

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 inept unhandy

WEAK

unpracticed

Example Sentences

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Real life is less faithful to that neat story line, according to Tyler Goodspeed, a Harvard and Cambridge-trained economic historian and the chief economist of Exxon Mobil.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Hansen said he was looking forward to an up-close view of the far side of the Moon and seeing "an eclipse of the Sun behind the Moon, which will be pretty neat."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

And with neat symmetry, his Test return was also against Ireland in the first night of the tournament.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Most of the courtyard was cobblestones, but a small, neat garden took up a significant part near the door.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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