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Recent Examples of kempt The creeping ivy of rap had crawled over their white picket fences, across their kempt green lawns, and around their Victorian homes, weakening the old walls between cultures. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023 The whole place is well kempt. Amanda Walker, al, 15 Aug. 2020 Silence your internal neat freak A well-kempt garden is the toad’s worst enemy. Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2017 There was a whiff of mystery, a sense that something more was going on behind those well-kempt exteriors. Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2018 A well-kempt courtyard for visitors conceals the prison’s overcrowding—stuffed to nine times its capacity with up to 250 women sharing a cell. National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kempt
Adjective
  • Original price: $199.99 The Bay Isle Home Cerina Boho Natural Rattan Shoe Storage Cabinet features adjustable interior shelves for storing up to 12 pairs of shoes, as well as a convenient top drawer for small essentials, helping to keep your home tidy and chic.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
  • There’s even a playful nod to Jo’s creative side: one corner features a tidy workstation for writing recipes, meal planning, or just sipping coffee in peace.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Like a true luxury model, the Genesis G90 has two trim options, which revolve around engine choice.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
  • Loren, late 30s, who looked trim in a tan blazer and a flop of brown hair, began publishing fiction in La Prensa while living in Mexico City.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yet, this strategy stumbles when confronted with the complexity of human systems, where relationships and feedback loops defy neat separation and where interventions often yield unpredictable consequences.
    Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Not mean-spirited ones—but the kind that tuck people into neat categories.
    Rabbi Jack Engel, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025

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“Kempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kempt. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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