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

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a mess of

Cruise’s Digger is the man most responsible for making a mess of the globe — and no other actor but him could have gotten a movie this messy green-lighted for a $125-million budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

OpenAI stated that Apple is trying to blame others for a mess of its own making, citing poor offboarding procedures inside the iPhone maker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Guests are encouraged to mix and match the vinaigrettes into a mess of hues, a nod to abstractionist Jackson Pollock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

This tree, unlike every other one she’d seen, still had its leaves—a massive cloud of green hanging low over the grassy land and supported by a mess of tangled branches.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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