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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Melanie never took a break from her work, Alex said, adding: "It's not normal is it? You know it messes with people's heads quite a bit."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Yuppies cleaned up other people’s messes, then stayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But, as it turns out, some messes are too big to leverage even for forgiving eyeballs of reality fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

And she did all a person could to try to straighten out their messes.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers