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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
The expansion of the humanitarian system was untidy and asymmetric, driven by the organizational self-interest of the bigger international NGOs and UN agencies involved in crisis response and their desire for greater market share.
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Time,
26 Feb. 2026
An early version of the best dessert in the house was a great-tasting but untidy wet block of orange cake the size of a solitaire deck with a ping-pong scoop of chocolate ice cream.
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Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
Commoners’ untidy open fields are returning to contemporary agricultural practice.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Trusting our usual virtual background on Teams to mask an untidy living room or kitchen table from colleagues.
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Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for untidy
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
An early version of the best dessert in the house was a great-tasting but untidy wet block of orange cake the size of a solitaire deck with a ping-pong scoop of chocolate ice cream.
—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
Commoners’ untidy open fields are returning to contemporary agricultural practice.
—
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Trusting our usual virtual background on Teams to mask an untidy living room or kitchen table from colleagues.
—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for untidy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untidy
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Interviews for the statewide candidates are done now via questions from the entire convention, a potentially messier proposition.
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More vehicles on the road means more potential for complex, multi-vehicle collisions and messier disputes over who caused what.
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England looked disjointed and sloppy for much of the first half, while Congo was bright and creative with the ball and held England at bay defensively.
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The regulars were middle-aged men who routinely drank five or six cocktails after work and were only rarely sloppy.
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.
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The combat that follows is intimate, chaotic, and bloody.
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The historic property has been vacant and unkempt since 2015.
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Keep It Clean An unkempt shower curtain can make your bathroom appear dingy.
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In the past, her songs were so littered with personal details that listening felt voyeuristic.
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The series does not touch on the tabloid attention that followed the Beckhams in 2004, when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, and the many further accusations of cheating that littered gossip columns after.
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Participants with wet but non-wrinkled fingers required significantly more force to maintain the same hold; their hands were working harder to do less.
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Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.
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The sink and toilet are out of the way, and the shower user enjoys a cleaner, less cluttered space more like a dedicated shower room.
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Nobody wants a cluttered living room—however, maintaining a streamlined space can take a bit of mindfulness.
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Two years later, Swift pushed the bounds of her beauty yet again, pairing a white, deep V-cut gown with a shaggy bob.
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In most respects the man was unremarkable, just another shaggy head of hair in a sea of skater-boy business casual.
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“Untidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untidy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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