Synonyms and antonyms of Untidy and messy in British Thesaurus

untidy (adjective)

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)

very untidy or dirty

disordered (adjective)

not tidy, or not arranged in an organized way

disorderly (adjective)

not tidy

rumpled (adjective)

untidy, or not smooth

anyhow (adverb)

in a careless or untidy way

scrubby (adjective)

informal looking dirty and untidy

jumbled (adjective)

mixed together in an untidy way

straggly (adjective)

growing in an untidy way

all over the place ()

in an untidy state

any (old) how ()

in a careless and untidy way

awry (adjective)

not in the correct position, especially not straight or tidy

bitty (adjective)

Britishinformal made up of many small parts that do not fit together well

higgledy-piggledy (adjective)

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

ragged (adjective)

not skilful or organized

ramshackle (adjective)

not organized or effective

shambolic (adjective)

Britishinformal very badly organized

tangled (adjective)

if something is tangled, its parts are twisted round each other in an untidy way

topsy-turvy (adjective)

informal confused and in the wrong order

untidy (adjective)

used about people who do not keep things tidy