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dowdy
Synonyms and Antonyms of dowdy
1
lacking neatness in dress or person
chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, shaggy, uncombed, wrinkled
besmirched, blackened, dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, nasty, scroungy, scuzzy [slang], soiled, spotted, squalid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly
2
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
cheesy, inelegant, styleless, tacky, tasteless, ticky-tacky (also ticky-tack), trashy, unfashionable, unstylish
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)
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