MUDDINESS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

muddiness

noun

Definition of muddiness

as in squalor

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Recent Examples of muddiness Preseason could sort out some of that muddiness and lead to one of those backs departing. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The kick drum has a touch of heaviness, but never crosses into muddiness. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026 Similarly, his state-of-the-art sound mix rescues the gorgeous detail in her singing from the inevitable muddiness of an arena sound system. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 The muddiness of Manchester gives way to a brighter color palette later in the film as Lee and her followers travel to America in pursuit of religious freedom. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025

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Bryant was charged in February 2025 with first-degree child abuse after investigators found that her children — at the time ages 12, 13, and 15 — had been living alone for at least four years in a townhouse on Lydia Lane, trapped in squalor.

— Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Amid the squalor and chaos of a Provincetown kitchen, Anthony Bourdain found his—and Tony did, too.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of squalor

Noun

After months of further reporting, handwringing, mud-slinging and general messiness, the NBA dropped the hammer yesterday.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
We were immediately drawn to Rick Donald’s sharp, heartfelt comedy about the messiness of family and being forced to grow up.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of messiness

Noun

Time and time again, they had been carved open by a dynamic and aggressive team, their midfield had offered little protection, and there was a general sloppiness at the back and on the ball.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Head coach Eli Drinkwitz praised his team’s first-half performance but was displeased with the lack of intensity and sloppiness by reserves in the second half.

— PJ Green September 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sloppiness

Noun

These conspicuous little signs of untidiness take mere seconds to clean up and can be the secret to a home that somehow always looks pristine, even if just at first glance.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Bills are being paid late, the practice is a frightening level of untidiness, there’s a miniature horse in the study, and Siegfried is passed out on the sofa with some loose woman under a trench coat beside him.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of untidiness

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