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adjective

Definition of messednext
as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness came home to find a messed basement with his tools scattered about

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messed

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verb

past tense of mess
as in interfered
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messed
  1. messy
  2. interfered
  3. chaotic
  4. confused
  5. poked
  6. sloppy
  7. filthy
Adjective
  • None feels authentic, at least until a messy affair with the unsettling, slightly feral Samuel (Harris Dickinson) encourages her to try out a kind of role-play that’s wholly new.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Alas, Costner left after the first part of S5; the second half unceremoniously kills off his character at the start of the first episode, with the remaining season dealing with the messy aftermath of what turns out to be an assassination.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of messy
Verb
  • The original wedding site was quite a ways outside Vancouver, where the show is primarily filmed, but concerns about the limited options for pivoting in case the unpredictable June weather interfered prompted them to move the location three or four days before filming took place.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • These quantum possibilities interfered like two waves.
    Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of interfered
Adjective
  • Well, outside of the chaotic final seconds where, with Washington clinging to a 7-point lead, a game official’s error stopped the clock, leaving the Saints with time to spike the ball, call a play and complete a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Foster Moreau as time expired.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Launching Tuesday, the special was filmed in the slightly less chaotic locale of Hawaii, one of Chieng’s favorite places to work and vacation.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of chaotic
Adjective
  • The 5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With A Toxic Coworker By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter 0 Ever felt confused about what's expected of you at work or struggled to get a straight answer from your manager?
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • They were confused because they weren't associated with a star and had somehow managed to stay in binary pairs.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
Adjective
  • Their puck play was sloppy, their penalty kill was awful and they got consistently outworked by the Canadiens.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Another failed sloppy takedown briefly put Covington on the ground.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of sloppy
Adjective
  • My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.
    Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Down and out in Tinseltown, where white glistening snow turns to filthy slush.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of filthy
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