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

Lime clasts are tiny white chunks of limestone that were previously mistaken for evidence of sloppy mixing.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
The Americans played sloppy and ugly soccer in the first half, and Belgium overwhelmed the home side.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of sloppy

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

Two years later, Swift pushed the bounds of her beauty yet again, pairing a white, deep V-cut gown with a shaggy bob.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
In most respects the man was unremarkable, just another shaggy head of hair in a sea of skater-boy business casual.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of shaggy

Adjective

From shabby apartments to art experiments to filthy needles—with echoes of Patti Smith and Rebecca Makkai—Adler conjures an era of sorrow borne by too many, too young.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
A week after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, doctors warn untreated wounds, filthy shelters and scarce supplies are fueling a looming wave of infections that could claim more lives.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

The story of how this whimsical, gender-fluid brand got into the fusty, dusty, and chronically behind-the-times bridal industry isn't a particularly dramatic one.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
It was given a $31 million overhaul in full-on 18th-century Provençal style by the Airelles Collection in 2014, but managed to emerge classic yet not clichéd, formal but not fusty.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

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