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as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
I can never find anything in this untidy office
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as in sloppy
lacking neatness in dress or person
neighbors gossiped about the woman's rumpled and untidy children
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Recent Examples of untidy
Eagle-eyed social media users had spotted the editing over the untidy suits of the country’s top officials.
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Palermo is as untidy as life and as temperamental as a Sicilian lover.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Life unfolds in its untidy way, and tests commitments.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Bad parents of their own extended childhoods, struggling with the second, or third, act of untidy lives.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
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Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Palermo is as untidy as life and as temperamental as a Sicilian lover.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Life unfolds in its untidy way, and tests commitments.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Bad parents of their own extended childhoods, struggling with the second, or third, act of untidy lives.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untidy
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In recent weeks, there has been a lot of uncertainty about which star could win the women’s Elimination Chamber, but even with some messy booking muddying the women’s division, one outcome in Toronto makes the most sense.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Isla delivers much of this information in the pilot via a sunny voiceover, punctuated by freeze-frame introductions of characters featuring their name and job title scrawled on the screen in meticulously messy yellow text.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the 24th minute, Mitchell senior captain Adam Naim, who had already been shown a yellow for dissent, was issued his second yellow for a sloppy tackle from behind and was sent off, forcing the Mustangs to play a man down for the rest of the match.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2025
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Making the leads play to sloppy Boomer and Gen Z stereotypes is a slight to everyone involved, including the audience.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Tkachuk brothers’ offense generation The Tkachuk brothers are well known for their innate ability to generate chances thanks to their chaotic playstyle and affinity for going to the dirty areas.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Critics call them a chaotic attack that will have lasting impacts on America.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2025
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Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2024
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But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.—
Ed Wallace,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2024
Adjective
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Welles, a singer-songwriter with a shaggy, dirty-blond mane and a sandpapery voice, has risen to recent prominence posting videos to social media of himself alone in the woods near his home in northwest Arkansas, performing wryly funny, politically engaged folk songs.—
David Peisner,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Average retail prices range from $215 to $495 for the line, which includes vibrant jackets with circular-type sleeves, miniskirts and a shaggy wool coat.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For many, the frenetic nature of the firings has left them confused – and even days later – without a full accounting of their termination.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Build your strategy around results Showing up to your laptop without a plan will leave you confused, tired and unsure about the next step.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Slough House is headed by the slovenly, flatulent, and frequently intoxicated Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who routinely heaps verbal abuse on his staff but is nonetheless a brilliant spymaster in his own smelly way.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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Corruption within the organization, after all, is as much a part of the show as Jackson Lamb’s slovenly habits and horrible diet.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2024
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Impacted national park and forest employees say fewer workers will lead to longer lines, filthy bathrooms and unsafe hiking and camping conditions at America's precious public lands.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Between sweat, body oils, dust, dirt, hair, and grime, yoga mats, weights, and treadmills can get pretty filthy.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Untidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untidy. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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