Synonyms of sloppy

sloppy

adjective

ˈslä-pē 

1

as in messy

lacking neatness in dress or person

a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messy
• slovenly
• wrinkled
• shaggy
• untidy
• unkempt
• filthy
• dowdy
• chaotic
• dirty
• sloven
• slobby
• confused
• blowsy
• slobbish
• frowsy
• muddled
• nasty
• disheveled
• cluttered
• disordered
• shabby
• rumpled
• stained
• messed
• blackened
• grimy
• disarranged
• sleazy
• slatternly
• uncombed
• unclean
• dingy
• grubby
• squalid
• mussy
• mucky
• grungy
• foul
• soiled
• mussed
• scuzzy
• spotted
• sullied
• uncleanly
• scroungy
• besmirched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sharp
• smart
• fashionable
• dapper
• stylish
• dashing
• chic
• careful
• spruce
• neat
• modish
• orderly
• tidy
• meticulous
• groomed
• clean
• combed
• fussy
• fastidious
• ordered
• dolled up
• cleaned
• immaculate
• spotless
• sparkling
• stainless
• cleanly
• unsullied
• unsoiled

2

as in chaotic

lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness

dumped the papers in a sloppy pile on the desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messy
• chaotic
• filthy
• confused
• littered
• dirty
• jumbled
• cluttered
• untidy
• messed
• shaggy
• muddled
• unkempt
• disheveled
• rumpled
• disordered
• disorderly
• tangled
• out of joint
• disarrayed
• tumbled
• mussy
• stained
• disarranged
• wrinkled
• tousled
• nasty
• mussed
• slovenly
• at sixes and sevens
• higgledy-piggledy
• topsy-turvy
• grimy
• blackened
• upside-down
• pell-mell
• knotted
• smudged
• hugger-mugger
• dingy
• unclean
• grubby
• squalid
• grungy
• mucky
• cruddy
• soiled
• foul
• contaminated
• sullied
• spotted
• uncleanly
• bedraggled
• grotty
• slatternly
• polluted
• negligent
• dowdy
• begrimed
• uncombed
• draggled
• frowsy
• shabby
• sloven
• neglectful
• sordid
• neglected
• adulterated
• tainted
• sleazy
• befouled
• besmirched
• seedy
• snarled
• bemired
• defiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• neat
• orderly
• crisp
• tidy
• organized
• clean
• systematic
• trim
• uncluttered
• cleaned
• immaculate
• careful
• regular
• hygienic
• methodical
• well-ordered
• spotless
• shipshape
• snug
• ordered
• sparkling
• cleanly
• stainless
• unsullied
• antiseptic
• meticulous
• unsoiled
• spick-and-span
• systematized
• finicky
• kempt
• fastidious
• fussy
• tidied
• neatened
• bandbox
• manicured
• wholesome
• groomed
• combed
• unpolluted
• untainted
• undefiled
• well-groomed
• taintless

3

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

a cinematic romance with a sloppy musical score that will have audiences reaching for their handkerchiefs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimental
• sticky
• wet
• fuzzy
• drippy
• gooey
• mushy
• mawkish
• slushy
• corny
• schmaltzy
• cloying
• sugary
• soppy
• maudlin
• soupy
• sappy
• saccharine
• sugarcoated
• chocolate-box
• spoony
• lovey-dovey
• dreamy
• nostalgic
• fruity
• moony
• novelettish
• feel-good
• melodramatic
• soapy
• insipid
• vapid
• moonstruck
• sudsy
• tasteless
• misty-eyed
• cutesy
• starry-eyed
• watery
• soap-operatic
• flat
• soft-boiled
• twee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsentimental
• unadulterated
• cynical
• unvarnished
• hardheaded
• hard-edged
• antisentimental
• hard-boiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sloppy

That’s two straight games to start the season in which the Sabres have been sloppy defensively. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The Titans committed the game's only two turnovers, but the Ravens were sloppy in other ways, with 13 penalties for 131 yards. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Issues like scope creep, sloppy time tracking and pricing that no longer matches reality can lead to money left on the table. — Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Lanier’s running game powered by Nicholas Torres (617 yards, nine touchdowns), Erick Esparza (495 yards, five touchdowns) and Isaiah (247 yards, one touchdown) could thrive under potentially sloppy conditions on the natural surface at SAISD Complex. — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026