Synonyms of messy

messy

adjective

as in chaotic

lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness

having a messy room is virtually de rigueur for a college student

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chaotic
• sloppy
• cluttered
• confused
• jumbled
• littered
• filthy
• messed
• dirty
• untidy
• shaggy
• stained
• tangled
• wrinkled
• muddled
• tumbled
• unkempt
• disorderly
• disheveled
• disordered
• nasty
• dishevelled
• disarrayed
• rumpled
• tousled
• disarranged
• out of joint
• mussy
• mussed
• knotted
• blackened
• higgledy-piggledy
• topsy-turvy
• at sixes and sevens
• grimy
• smudged
• mucky
• upside-down
• pell-mell
• spotted
• grubby
• unclean
• squalid
• hugger-mugger
• dingy
• slovenly
• grungy
• soiled
• polluted
• contaminated
• foul
• uncombed
• uncleanly
• grotty
• sullied
• bedraggled
• begrimed
• frowzy
• cruddy
• neglected
• draggled
• slatternly
• dowdy
• neglectful
• sordid
• frowsy
• shabby
• snarled
• tainted
• sloven
• negligent
• adulterated
• befouled
• besmirched
• bemired
• seedy
• sleazy
• defiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• neat
• orderly
• tidy
• organized
• clean
• uncluttered
• cleaned
• crisp
• trim
• well-ordered
• hygienic
• systematic
• spotless
• kempt
• shipshape
• immaculate
• sparkling
• ordered
• stainless
• cleanly
• regular
• unsullied
• antiseptic
• careful
• snug
• methodical
• spick-and-span
• unsoiled
• tidied
• meticulous
• systematized
• methodic
• finicky
• fussy
• neatened
• fastidious
• spic-and-span
• bandbox
• manicured
• wholesome
• groomed
• combed
• unpolluted
• untainted
• undefiled
• well-groomed
• taintless