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variants:
or dishevelled
Synonyms & Antonyms of disheveled
(Entry 1 of 2)
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
- I got my suit pressed so I wouldn't look so disheveled for the wedding
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- antiseptic,
- clean,
- cleaned,
- cleanly,
- hygienic,
- immaculate,
- sparkling,
- spick-and-span
- (or spic-and-span),
- spotless,
- stainless,
- unsoiled,
- unsullied
- methodical
- (also methodic),
- regular,
- systematic,
- systematized
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disheveled
verb
variants:
or dishevelled
past tense of dishevel
Synonyms & Antonyms of disheveled (Entry 2 of 2)
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
- decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind
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The first known use of disheveled was in 1583
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