UNCOMBED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

uncombed

adjective

Definition of uncombed

as in disheveled

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Recent Examples of uncombed The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all. — Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021

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Adjective

But if your cabinets and closets are perfectly organized and your home still feels disheveled, mini design mistakes could be to blame.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
But Supergirl doesn’t quite want to deal with the immensity of its protagonist’s feelings; her drunken stupor is often played for laughs, defined by disheveled hair, big sunglasses, and plenty of slurred speech.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

Definition of disheveled

Adjective

After the meeting, fire officials welcome questions one-on-one in front of large maps of the region, overlaid by the rumpled edges of the fire.

— Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
Years of unpacking creased, rumpled clothing and settling on a lesser-cute backup outfit have taught me to prioritize building my travel wardrobe around wrinkle-free pieces.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026

Definition of rumpled

Adjective

Participants with wet but non-wrinkled fingers required significantly more force to maintain the same hold; their hands were working harder to do less.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of wrinkled

Adjective

There’s even a shaggy-bearded off-islander, an academic expert who has arrived to help find a solution.

— Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
The shaggy bovines of the plains and boreal forests were nearly hunted to extinction in a frenzy of killing that decimated their population.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Definition of shaggy

Adjective

Whether that promise survives contact with the messy, unsupervised way people actually use chatbots — typing symptoms into a phone in the middle of the night, hoping for reassurance rather than a referral — is a separate question.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
After a messy eight minutes, the remaining corn dog sticks and leftover food were tallied up for each contestant.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of messy

Adjective

The hub of the spaceship was too crowded and chaotic for communication, so Frank Kuligowski motioned his pal to the peace of a nearby corridor.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 July 2026
The first day used to be so chaotic and humorous in the old days, with players not knowing how to put on helmets let alone figure out shoulder pads and struggling in line drills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of chaotic

Adjective

Studies have found that Black college women, as a group, report greater body satisfaction and lower rates of disordered eating than white women of comparable weight.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Research shows that such bodily scrutiny is already damaging transgender youth and that bodily shame can significantly affect young people’s mental health, leading to disordered eating and other physical and psychological harm.

— Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

Definition of disordered

Adjective

That particular brand of pseudo-advocacy, hiding behind the muddled language of law, has been a PEN America staple for at least a decade now.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Dig deeper, though, and the picture becomes muddled—because how much of that really matters?

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of muddled

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