Synonyms of sloppy

sloppy

adjective

ˈslä-pē 

1

as in messy

lacking neatness in dress or person

a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messy
• slovenly
• wrinkled
• shaggy
• untidy
• unkempt
• blowsy
• filthy
• dowdy
• chaotic
• frowsy
• dirty
• confused
• sloven
• slobby
• slobbish
• frowzy
• blowzy
• nasty
• muddled
• disheveled
• cluttered
• slatternly
• disordered
• shabby
• rumpled
• stained
• dishevelled
• messed
• blackened
• grimy
• disarranged
• sleazy
• uncombed
• unclean
• dingy
• grubby
• squalid
• mussy
• mucky
• grungy
• foul
• soiled
• mussed
• scuzzy
• spotted
• sullied
• uncleanly
• scroungy
• besmirched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sharp
• smart
• fashionable
• dapper
• stylish
• dashing
• chic
• careful
• spruce
• neat
• modish
• orderly
• tidy
• meticulous
• groomed
• clean
• combed
• fussy
• fastidious
• ordered
• dolled up
• cleaned
• immaculate
• spotless
• sparkling
• stainless
• cleanly
• unsullied
• unsoiled

2

as in chaotic

lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness

dumped the papers in a sloppy pile on the desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messy
• chaotic
• confused
• littered
• filthy
• dirty
• jumbled
• cluttered
• messed
• shaggy
• untidy
• muddled
• unkempt
• disheveled
• tangled
• disordered
• rumpled
• disorderly
• stained
• dishevelled
• wrinkled
• tumbled
• out of joint
• disarrayed
• mussy
• disarranged
• nasty
• tousled
• mussed
• slovenly
• at sixes and sevens
• knotted
• blackened
• higgledy-piggledy
• topsy-turvy
• grimy
• upside-down
• pell-mell
• smudged
• hugger-mugger
• dingy
• grubby
• unclean
• squalid
• grungy
• mucky
• cruddy
• soiled
• foul
• spotted
• sullied
• contaminated
• uncleanly
• bedraggled
• frowzy
• grotty
• polluted
• slatternly
• negligent
• dowdy
• begrimed
• uncombed
• draggled
• frowsy
• neglectful
• shabby
• sloven
• neglected
• sordid
• adulterated
• tainted
• sleazy
• befouled
• besmirched
• snarled
• seedy
• bemired
• defiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• neat
• orderly
• crisp
• tidy
• organized
• clean
• systematic
• trim
• uncluttered
• cleaned
• immaculate
• hygienic
• careful
• regular
• methodical
• well-ordered
• spotless
• shipshape
• snug
• kempt
• ordered
• sparkling
• cleanly
• stainless
• unsullied
• antiseptic
• meticulous
• methodic
• unsoiled
• spick-and-span
• systematized
• finicky
• fastidious
• fussy
• tidied
• neatened
• spic-and-span
• bandbox
• manicured
• wholesome
• groomed
• combed
• unpolluted
• untainted
• undefiled
• well-groomed
• taintless

3

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

a cinematic romance with a sloppy musical score that will have audiences reaching for their handkerchiefs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimental
• sticky
• wet
• fuzzy
• drippy
• gooey
• mushy
• mawkish
• slushy
• corny
• schmaltzy
• cloying
• sugary
• soppy
• maudlin
• soupy
• sappy
• saccharine
• sugarcoated
• chocolate-box
• spoony
• lovey-dovey
• spooney
• dreamy
• nostalgic
• fruity
• novelettish
• moony
• feel-good
• melodramatic
• soapy
• insipid
• vapid
• moonstruck
• sudsy
• tasteless
• misty-eyed
• cutesy
• starry-eyed
• watery
• soap-operatic
• flat
• soft-boiled
• twee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsentimental
• unadulterated
• cynical
• unvarnished
• hardheaded
• hard-edged
• antisentimental
• hard-boiled

Examples of sloppy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The next year, after winning a second term, Bush suffered for a sloppy response to Hurricane Katrina, an example of what not to do. —David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024

Thousands of Loudmouths returned to slog through the sloppy Highland Festival Grounds for rock, crowd surfing, and more on the final day Louder Than Life in Louisville on Sunday. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024

Kork-Ease Para $175 at Zappos Clogs can have a reputation for looking sloppy and plain, but that’s not the case with this style from Kork-Ease. —Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024

But the Sharks fell to 0-2-0 in the preseason, thanks mainly to a sloppy second period when San Jose allowed four unanswered goals. —Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024