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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of blowsy

  • as in sloppy
  • as in sloppy
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blowsy

adjective

variants also blowzy
Definition of blowsynext
as in sloppy
lacking neatness in dress or person a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sloppy
  • wrinkled
  • shaggy
  • messy
  • slovenly
  • unkempt
  • untidy
  • dowdy
  • filthy
  • frowzy
  • frowsy
  • sloven
  • slobbish
  • slobby
  • chaotic
  • dirty
  • rumpled
  • confused
  • disheveled
  • muddled
  • cluttered
  • dishevelled
  • disordered
  • spotted
  • shabby
  • slatternly
  • uncombed
  • disarranged
  • stained
  • dingy
  • sleazy
  • grimy
  • blackened
  • nasty
  • squalid
  • mussy
  • grubby
  • grungy
  • mussed
  • mucky
  • unclean
  • soiled
  • scuzzy link icon
  • messed
  • foul
  • scroungy
  • sullied
  • besmirched
  • uncleanly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sharp
  • smart
  • dapper
  • fashionable
  • dashing
  • stylish
  • chic
  • spruce
  • modish
  • neat
  • orderly
  • tidy
  • careful
  • groomed
  • fussy
  • combed
  • clean
  • fastidious
  • meticulous
  • sparkling
  • ordered
  • dolled up
  • cleaned
  • immaculate
  • stainless
  • unsullied
  • spotless
  • unsoiled
  • cleanly

Thesaurus Entries Near blowsy

blows up

blowsy

blow the whistle (on)

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