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Synonyms & Antonyms of unkempt
1
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
- an unkempt and cluttered room
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- antiseptic,
- clean,
- cleaned,
- cleanly,
- hygienic,
- immaculate,
- sparkling,
- spick-and-span
- (or spic-and-span),
- spotless,
- stainless,
- unsoiled,
- unsullied
- methodical
- (also methodic),
- regular,
- systematic,
- systematized
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2
lacking neatness in dress or person
- the stereotype of the unkempt but brilliant scientist
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- chaotic,
- cluttered,
- confused,
- disarranged,
- disheveled
- (or dishevelled),
- disordered,
- messed,
- messy,
- muddled,
- mussed,
- mussy,
- rumpled,
- shaggy,
- uncombed,
- wrinkled
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“Unkempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkempt. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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