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Synonyms & Antonyms of messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
- having a messy room is virtually de rigueur for a college student
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Near Antonyms for messy
- antiseptic,
- clean,
- cleaned,
- cleanly,
- hygienic,
- immaculate,
- sparkling,
- spick-and-span
- (or spic-and-span),
- spotless,
- stainless,
- unsoiled,
- unsullied
- methodical
- (also methodic),
- regular,
- systematic,
- systematized
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The first known use of messy was in 1627
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