untidy

Examples

• All

• I don't mind a little chaos, but my desk is too untidy to work comfortably.

• I'm sorry it's so untidy, sir.

  The Paradine Case (1947)

• Would you say you had an untidy mind?

  How to Be (2008)

• You really are an untidy boy.

  Time Bandits (1981)

• The place is a little untidy.

  Dinosaur Island (2014)

• The children are young and active; the house is untidy, crowded, and clamorous with their friends.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Her hair was long and untidy; she wore it bound back in a little scarf.

  Fiction book (1995)

• He's an untidy little bugger, though.

  The Devil's Playground (1977)

• Corbal stooped to pass through, glanced about the untidy room, and seated himself on a three-legged stool.

  Fiction book (2000)

• His room is always untidy, with clothes scattered everywhere.

Synonyms

M

messy

vsuntidy

204 1.0

Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place

describes lack of neatness or order in general

S

sloppy

vsuntidy

170 2.0

Untidy and done without care

is simply about being not neat, not about careless execution

D

disorganized

vsuntidy

• US

37 3.1

Not in a clear order or plan

emphasizes physical or visible lack of neatness rather than only method

C

cluttered

vsuntidy

28 3.0

Full of too many things so it looks messy

covers untidiness more generally, not only excess items

D

disheveled

vsuntidy

19 6.1

Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them

is more general for untidiness beyond personal appearance

J

jumbled

vsuntidy

18 3.8

Mixed together in a confused and untidy way

focuses more broadly on general untidiness rather than only mixing

U

unkempt

vsuntidy

12 5.1

Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes

is broader, covering disordered things as well as uncared appearance

D

disordered

vsuntidy

12 4.5

Not arranged in a clear or tidy way

is the everyday sense of clothes or places not being neat

U

unorganized

vsuntidy

• US

6 3.8

Not in a clear order and often messy

is about visible neatness and arrangement rather than organizational systems

I

in a mess

vsuntidy

5 1.6

Something that is untidy and not in order

is the simple adjective for general lack of order

D

disorderly

vsuntidy

1 4.5

A place or thing that is untidy and not in order

is the everyday visual and physical lack of neat arrangement

U

ungroomed

vsuntidy

1 5.1

Not neat or tidy in appearance

can apply more widely to objects and places, not only appearance

H

higgledy-piggledy

vsuntidy

• Informal

1 9.9

In a messy, mixed-up way with things in no order

describes general lack of neatness without strong chaos

U

unsorted

vsuntidy

1 3.9

Not put in any order

applies more widely to untidiness beyond simple lack of sequence

U

unordered

vsuntidy

1 4.1

Not in any clear order

covers broader messy appearance, not only ordering

U

unarranged

vsuntidy

1 4.1

Not put in order and left messy

refers more to general neatness and visual order

S

slobby

vsuntidy

• Informal

1 7.4

Messy and untidy in how a person or place looks

is neutral about carelessness and focuses on lack of order

M

matty

vsuntidy

1 8.2

Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps

is the standard term for being not neat or orderly

S

scrambly

vsuntidy

1 7.6

Messy and jumbled so people cannot understand it

is more neutral about how the disorder happened

D

disty

vsuntidy

• Slang

1 9.9

Dirty and messy, with things in the wrong places

is the neutral, non-slang way to describe lack of neatness

Antonyms

O

organized

• US

751 2.0

Having things in order so they are easy to find

T

tidy

56 1.0

Having things in order with no mess

How Tidy

orderly

15 2.4

neat

123 1.0

tidy

56 1.0

untidy

11 1.0

messy

204 1.0

chaotic

116 4.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology