neatest

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arranged well, uncluttered adj.
clever, practiced adj.

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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neatest

Instead it was decided one big announcement would be the neatest option.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

“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

He was apparently not the neatest of scientists, and the show riffs on other scientists who frown on his untidy habits.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

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

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022

The neatest thing in the whole room is a locked suitcase.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes