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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

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

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

But then, using technology to clean up messes made by earlier technologies is precisely what we’ve always done.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

When Arco steals his older sister’s magical rainbow cloak to return in time to see dinosaurs, he messes up and instead lands back in 2075.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

She had a feeling she’d be following behind Chicken erasing the messes he made in this tidy house.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn