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Synonyms & Antonyms of dowdy
- a dowdy old matron
Synonyms for dowdy
Words Related to dowdy
- chaotic,
- cluttered,
- confused,
- disarranged,
- disheveled
- (or dishevelled),
- disordered,
- messed,
- messy,
- muddled,
- mussed,
- mussy,
- rumpled,
- shaggy,
- uncombed,
- wrinkled
Near Antonyms for dowdy
Antonyms for dowdy
- 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
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The first known use of dowdy was in 1581
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