Synonyms of tidy

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adjective

ˈtī-dē 

1

as in neat

being clean and in good order

could easily find everything on her tidy desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neat
• tidied
• trim
• orderly
• uncluttered
• shipshape
• kempt
• crisp
• groomed
• immaculate
• picked up
• organized
• snug
• prim
• antiseptic
• smug
• well-groomed
• trig
• sleek
• spotless
• spiffy
• bandbox
• dapper
• spick-and-span
• streamlined
• spruce
• saucy
• natty
• spic-and-span
• taut
• systematic
• smart
• rakish
• straight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untidy
• messy
• unkempt
• disorderly
• slovenly
• disordered
• disheveled
• shabby
• dishevelled
• sloppy
• dirty
• scruffy
• filthy
• slipshod
• seedy
• sordid
• squalid
• foul
• mussed
• mussy
• nasty
• sloven
• rumpled
• disorganized
• dowdy
• tumbled
• unsystematic
• tousled
• frowzy
• frowsy

2

as in large

of a size greater than average of its kind

paid a tidy sum for a painting that may not even be a genuine Titian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• large
• sizable
• substantial
• considerable
• handsome
• great
• big
• huge
• oversized
• spacious
• sizeable
• oversize
• excessive
• voluminous
• bulky
• enormous
• gigantic
• staggering
• outsized
• vast
• massive
• largish
• tremendous
• goodly
• colossal
• extravagant
• hefty
• outsize
• husky
• ample
• grand
• boxcar
• biggish
• astronomical
• super
• astronomic
• immense
• plentiful
• mammoth
• hulking
• mountainous
• stupendous
• cavernous
• gargantuan
• humongous
• major
• monstrous
• gross
• prodigious
• appreciable
• cosmic
• heroic
• monolithic
• copious
• roomy
• exorbitant
• titanic
• abundant
• monumental
• whopping
• thick
• cosmical
• herculean
• jumbo
• bumper
• galactic
• humungous
• heroical
• commodious
• inordinate
• elephantine
• cyclopean
• pharaonic
• capacious
• extreme
• vasty
• immoderate
• supersized
• king-size
• Himalayan
• king-sized
• whacking
• super-duper
• leviathan
• Brobdingnagian
• Bunyanesque
• walloping
• hellacious
• fat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• little
• smallish
• puny
• dinky
• undersized
• undersize
• dwarf
• dwarfish
• tiny
• miniature
• microscopic
• diminutive
• wee
• minuscule
• microscopical
• little bitty
• mini
• infinitesimal
• pocket-size
• teeny
• shrimpy
• teensy
• bantam
• slender
• thin
• minute
• half-pint
• pygmy
• slim
• pocket-sized
• Lilliputian
• petite
• slight
• teeny-weeny
• microminiature
• pint-size
• pint-sized
• teensy-weensy

3

as in sizable

sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention

signed a three-year contract for a tidy amount

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sizable
• considerable
• substantial
• significant
• good
• healthy
• respectable
• handsome
• sizeable
• huge
• great
• big
• tremendous
• substantive
• goodly
• major
• largish
• massive
• biggish
• voluminous
• bulky
• oversized
• hefty
• enormous
• outsized
• oversize
• gigantic
• outsize
• colossal
• monstrous
• prodigious
• mammoth
• immense
• astronomical
• monumental
• herculean
• astronomic
• titanic
• hulking
• whopping
• bumper
• jumbo
• king-sized
• elephantine
• king-size

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nominal
• insignificant
• negligible
• insubstantial
• unimportant
• inconsequential
• inconsiderable
• trivial
• petty
• puny
• marginal
• small
• piddling
• trifling
• meager
• meagre
• paltry
• tiny
• little
• minute
• slight
• picayune
• smallish
• undersized
• picayunish
• undersize
• pocket
• measly
• miniature
• diminutive
• bitty
• pocket-size
• pygmy
• pocket-sized
• pint-sized
• pint-size

tidy

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verb (1)

as in to straighten (up)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straighten (up)
• freshen
• brighten
• sweep
• wipe
• brush
• sweeten
• spruce (up)
• scrub
• mop
• clean
• unclutter
• comb
• dust
• shampoo
• rinse
• vacuum
• launder
• pick up
• deodorize
• swab
• wash
• disinfect
• scour
• sponge
• sanitize
• purge
• muck (out)
• dry-clean
• decontaminate
• purify
• cleanse
• turn out
• deterge
• GI

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dirty
• soil
• spot
• stain
• besmirch
• muddy
• sully
• foul
• pollute
• taint
• defile
• begrime
• discolor
• blacken

tidy (up)

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verb (2)

1

as in to clean (up)

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff

just give me a minute to tidy up before you bring company over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clean (up)
• clean house
• set straight
• order
• straighten (up)
• arrange
• pick up
• clean (off)
• police (up)
• turn out
• houseclean
• housekeep
• neaten
• unclutter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clutter
• mess (up)
• disarrange

2

as in to trim

to make neat

we'll work more efficiently if we tidy up our work area after completing the first phase of our experiment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trim
• organize
• spruce (up)
• straighten (up or out)
• arrange
• redd (up or out)
• pick up
• draw up
• dispose
• neaten
• classify
• order
• array
• systematize
• range
• codify
• marshal
• marshall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mix (up)
• upset
• mess (up)
• disrupt
• disarray
• disturb
• shuffle
• tumble
• muddle
• scramble
• disorganize
• disarrange
• disorder
• jumble
• muss
• discompose
• tousle
• rumple
• dishevel

Phrases Containing tidy

• tidy (up)