a mess of

ADJECTIVE

copious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample extensive

WEAK

alive with aplenty bounteous bountiful coming out of ears crawling with exuberant full galore generous heavy lavish liberal lush luxuriant no end overflowing plenteous plentiful plenty profuse prolix replete rich superabundant thick with verbose wordy

Antonyms

WEAK

lacking meager needing needy poor rare scarce wanting

Example Sentences

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But gone too is a sense that we understand each other’s pasts, and Nicole’s understanding of Birdie shatters into a mess of devotion and anger.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

When the likes of Jones are making a mess of things you start to fear the worst.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

"I tried to make a mess of a pretty basic chip there on 18," Scheffler said.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Reading Mr. Huang’s screed, one concludes that the government is trapped in a mess of its own making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The place was a mess of twisted metal and busted boards and pieces of wall or ceiling.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

a mess of

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