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verb

past tense of mess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for messed
Adjective
  • In Final Talks To Join Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain & More In Barry Levinson JFK Thriller 'Assassination' Barry Levinson Signs With Atlas Artists The suit is messy and largely born out of several complicated production agreements signed before Levinson’s involvement in the project.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The last snap highlighted how messy Ori got, showing Gadot's baby girl covered in cake on her hands and her face.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Other labels would have interfered.
    Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Baca’s successors carried on the tradition until the COVID-19 pandemic interfered in 2020.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Spaces brimming with personality that feels intentional and curated, as opposed to chaotic.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The playful jab sets a humorous tone for what’s sure to be a chaotic day of competition and drama.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • From there, the show spun outward, presenting a whole cast of shadowy doubles and mysteriously cosmic back doors—during which distance grew between us, the confused audience, and Laura’s death, which had kicked off the entire franchise.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The bride was confused at this, and even more taken back by her hostility.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The fabric is breathable and lightweight without feeling thin or flimsy and the fit is slightly oversized, which gives it a relaxed and casual look that isn’t sloppy.
    Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In the week leading up to Donald Trump’s inauguration, a brief but sloppy food fight broke out between the Trump team and the outgoing Biden administration over who deserves credit for finalizing a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • King wrote the letter while spending several days in solitary confinement in a dark, filthy, jail cell with no mattress in Birmingham, Alabama.
    John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The government soldiers left behind a filthy jumble of army life: clothes, blankets, gas masks and helmets, and empty tin cans.
    Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Messed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messed. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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