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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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There have been complaints about the increasingly untidy nature of the park with rubbish and sanitation concerns raised.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

But to Berkowitz the untidy appearance hasn’t diminished what he sees as quality care he’s provided to his ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

Scheffler’s untidy Saturday 73 robbed the Masters champion of the chance to pursue the grand slam, but given the events of the previous day it was entirely understandable.

From BBC • May 20, 2024

Now Jordan Clark has been booked for an untidy foul on Ryan Christie who is in pain.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

I glanced round the room, and it was the room of any man, untidy and impersonal.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.