Definitions

untidy

[uhn-tahy-dee] / ʌnˈtaɪ di /

ADJECTIVE

dirty, disorderly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedraggled jumbled messy sloppy tangled

WEAK

careless chaotic cluttered disarranged disarrayed disheveled dowdy frowzy in disorder littered mess mixed up muddled rumpled slapdash slipshod slovenly snarled tacky topsy-turvy tousled uncombed unfastidious unkempt unneat unorderly unsettled upset

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean neat ordered organized tidy

WEAK

orderly

Example Sentences

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Next to them was an untidy heap of fish traps.

From Literature

Officers described K's bedroom as looking like a "prison cell", with other bedrooms also untidy and dirty.

From BBC

"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through. Big reforms always do," Communications Minister Anika Wells has said.

From BBC

"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through," she said in early November.

From BBC

"Dog law in general is an untidy mess."

From BBC