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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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"I write the scripts, I plan the scenes, and keep redoing things because the AI generation messes up constantly," they wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Videos abound of Roombas terrorizing pets, making epic messes and going AWOL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

When Arco steals his older sister’s magical rainbow cloak to return in time to see dinosaurs, he messes up and instead lands back in 2075.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

“If I touch it, that messes it up?”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack