Synonyms and antonyms of To make things untidy in British Thesaurus

muddle (verb)

to put things into an untidy state or the wrong order

tangle (verb)

if something tangles, or if you tangle it, its parts become twisted round each other or round something else so that they look untidy and are difficult to separate

clutter (verb)

to put too many things in a place so that it looks untidy

mess up ()

to make something dirty or untidy

sprawl (verb)

to stretch over or across something in an ugly and untidy way

muck up ()

to make something dirty or untidy

turn something upside down ()

to make a place very untidy while you are searching for something

disarrange (verb)

formal to upset the order of something, or to make something look untidy

muss (verb)

Americaninformal to make something untidy, especially someone’s hair

be in/get into a (real) state ()

to be in/start to be in a bad or untidy condition

make a mess of something ()

to make something look dirty or untidy