Synonyms and antonyms of Untidy and messy in American Thesaurus

untidy (adjective)

mainly British an untidy place does not look nice because many things are in places where they should not be. The usual American word is messy

messy (adjective)

not neat or dirty

disordered (adjective)

not neat, or not arranged in an organized way

disorderly (adjective)

not neat

rumpled (adjective)

messy, or not smooth

anyhow (adverb)

in a careless or messy way

scrubby (adjective)

informal looking dirty and messy

jumbled (adjective)

mixed together in an messy way

straggly (adjective)

growing in a messy way

all over the place ()

in a messy state

any (old) how ()

in a careless and messy way

awry (adjective)

not in the correct position, especially not straight or neat

higgledy-piggledy (adjective)

informal mixed together in a way that is not planned, organized, or neat

ragged (adjective)

not skillful or organized

ramshackle (adjective)

not organized or effective

tangled (adjective)

if something is tangled, its parts are twisted around each other in a messy way

topsy-turvy (adjective)

informal confused and in the wrong order

untidy (adjective)

mainly British used about people who do not keep things neat