FROWSY Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

frowsy

adjective

ˈfrau̇-zē

variants or frowzy

Definition of frowsy

as in sloppy

lacking neatness in dress or person sported a threadbare wardrobe and frowsy hair

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as in ripe

having an unpleasant smell the abandoned house was dank and frowsy

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Recent Examples of frowsy Lenker, in plaid, rubs her eyes; James Krivchenia leans forward, sparky and alert; Meek, outdoors in the Topanga sunshine, wears cycling glasses and a frowzy hat. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025 Before the current renovation of the franchised hotels, the rooms looked as if they were stuck in a fussy, frowsy 1980s floral rut. — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2019

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Adjective

One possibility is that teams are simply playing sloppier football.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
But sloppy play extended the fifth inning and put the Dodgers in a hole again.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sloppy

Adjective

The results suggested that the idea of using messenger RNA to train the immune system to attack cancer cells — an approach first devised decades ago — was ripe for further drug development.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Part of it was due to returning vets, who were very alienated and were suffering from untreated PTSD and were ripe targets for recruitment by white supremacist groups that look for people with these kinds of skills.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripe

Adjective

Participants with wet but non-wrinkled fingers required significantly more force to maintain the same hold; their hands were working harder to do less.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of wrinkled

Adjective

For this argument Thomasine was jailed—stuffed into a damp, stinking, deadly stone cell crawling with rats and lice—to force her to change her beliefs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess.

— Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026

Definition of stinking

Adjective

Sans the shaggy material, further animal looks have popped at Nike on drops including a cow Primeknit Pegasus Plus and an Air Force 1 Low with leopard print canvas Swoosh.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
He was done with being shaggy — this would be an album of precision.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaggy

Adjective

Raman has promised to speed up housing construction, bring back entertainment industry jobs and improve services in a city known for filthy streets, gridlock and an unresponsive City Hall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Jurors heard testimony from three of Alsheikh’s victims who said they were packed into small, filthy, cold, wet cells that were infested with insects and other vermin.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

After its electrifying premiere, there were quickly reports that A24 is focused on a Best Picture campaign for the film in large part because the Academy’s fusty Documentary Branch may opt not to nominate it for Best Documentary Feature.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Rooms feel traditional, yet never fusty, with cheerful blue and green quilts and rich wood furnishings.

— Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

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