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dowdy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dowdy

1 lacking neatness in dress or person

a dowdy old matron

Synonyms for dowdy

blowsy
(also blowzy),
frowsy
(or frowzy),
slobbish,
slobby,
sloppy,
sloven,
slovenly,
unkempt,
untidy

Words Related to dowdy

slatternly

chaotic,
cluttered,
confused,
disarranged,
disheveled
(or dishevelled),
disordered,
messed,
messy,
muddled,
mussed,
mussy,
rumpled,
shaggy,
uncombed,
wrinkled

shabby,
sleazy

besmirched,
blackened,
dingy,
dirty,
filthy,
foul,
grimy,
grubby,
grungy,
mucky,
nasty,
scroungy,
scuzzy
[slang],
soiled,
spotted,
squalid,
stained,
sullied,
unclean,
uncleanly

Near Antonyms for dowdy

chic,
fashionable,
modish,
stylish

combed,
groomed

neat,
ordered,
orderly,
tidy

careful,
fastidious,
fussy,
meticulous

clean,
cleaned,
cleanly,
immaculate,
sparkling,
spotless,
stainless,
unsoiled,
unsullied

Antonyms for dowdy

dapper,
dashing,
dolled up,
sharp,
smart,
spruce

2 marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste

the dowdy, beat-up furniture at the cheap motel

Synonyms for dowdy

cheesy,
inelegant,
styleless,
tacky,
tasteless,
ticky-tacky
(also ticky-tack),
trashy,
unfashionable,
unstylish

Words Related to dowdy

graceless,
inappropriate,
incorrect,
unbecoming,
unseemly,
unsuitable,
wrong

outmoded,
out-of-date,
passé

coarse,
crude,
unrefined,
vulgar

cheap,
common,
inferior,
junky,
lousy,
low-grade,
second-rate,
shoddy,
sleazy,
tawdry

flashy,
garish,
gaudy,
glitzy,
grotesque,
kitsch,
kitschy,
loud,
ostentatious,
overdone,
showy,
splashy

Near Antonyms for dowdy

appropriate,
becoming,
correct,
fitting,
proper,
right,
seemly,
suitable

conservative,
genteel,
handsome,
neat,
quiet,
refined,
restrained,
simple,
understated

contemporary,
modern,
up-to-date

à la mode
(also a la mode),
happening,
in,
modish,
swank
(or swanky)

Antonyms for dowdy

chic,
classic,
classy,
elegant,
exquisite,
fashionable,
fine,
posh,
ritzy,
smart,
sophisticated,
stylish,
tasteful

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