Synonyms of tousled

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adjective

as in messy

lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness

a tousled pile of yarn and material scraps at the bottom of her craft box

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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tousled

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verb

past tense of tousle

as in disrupted

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupted
• confused
• shuffled
• disturbed
• dishevelled
• mussed
• disheveled
• jumbled
• disarranged
• rumpled
• scrambled
• disorganized
• disordered
• upset
• muddled
• deranged
• dislocated
• mixed (up)
• disjointed
• tumbled
• disarrayed
• tangled
• snarled
• hashed
• discomposed
• messed (up)
• perturbed
• unsettled
• cluttered
• embroiled
• stirred (up)
• entangled
• agitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organized
• arranged
• regulated
• ordered
• disposed
• ranged
• straightened (up)
• aligned
• drew up
• lined
• arrayed
• adjusted
• tidied
• lined up
• marshalled
• classified
• marshaled
• queued
• fixed
• alined
• codified
• systematized
• made up
• groomed
• methodized
• systemized
• spruced (up)
• unscrambled

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• organized
• arranged
• regulated
• ordered
• disposed
• ranged
• straightened (up)
• aligned
• drew up
• lined
• arrayed
• adjusted
• tidied
• lined up
• marshalled
• classified
• marshaled
• queued
• fixed
• alined
• codified
• systematized
• made up
• groomed
• methodized
• systemized
• spruced (up)
• unscrambled

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