UNKEPT Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

unkept

adjective

Definition of unkept

as in dilapidated

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Recent Examples of unkept Coach’s Brooklyn 34 Leather Shoulder Bag is large and slightly slouchy without getting anywhere near unkept. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026 The brands are angry and frustrated at Saks for not only the lack of communication, but also the unkept promises. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026 Nothing is untucked, unkept or out of place. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 Dust accumulation under the bed meant bugs, not just an unkept hotel room. — Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unkept

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Adjective

The developer would tear down and renovate some of the dilapidated affordable units.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
But neighbors call him when trash is not picked up or a dilapidated property becomes a problem.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of dilapidated

Adjective

His daughter’s no-nonsense nanny, Malvina (Anna Diaz), side-eyes her bougie employers, while Silvina’s scruffy ex-husband, Ricardes (Manuel Garcia Rulfo), creeps around the gardens, occasionally drawing Camilo into a heart-to-heart.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
For example, Jackson makes frequent runs behind opposite defences, but his first touch can be scruffy when the ball is played into his feet, rather than in his stride.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of scruffy

Adjective

Investors and analysts are increasingly looking to other parts of the market, both to find neglected sources of value and to start assuming a defensive posture against a possible downturn.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of neglected

Adjective

Charlize Theron may have worn a rather tatty burrito blanket as Calypso in The Odyssey—but the actress is putting a high fashion spin on ancient Greece for the press tour.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Dings, dents, and tatty old stickers are seen as badges of honor, battle scars from a hectic life as an international jet-setter.

— Chris Haslam, Wired News, 1 May 2026

Definition of tatty

Adjective

Too mangy, too rangy, prowling in their bony elegance, leaping weightless from dangerously precarious mounds of sharp edges, peering yellow- eyed from shadows.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 May 2026
To write, especially in a first draft, is to submit myself to the mangy, cackling glory of not knowing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of mangy

Adjective

By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of abandoned

Adjective

And this is in a nice, pretty on-campus facility, not the old, dumpy Astrodome (although the Astrodome is still up, which is another story).

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
Sunday brings the end of another dumpy Miami Dolphins season, but not to the problems needing solutions or the organizational mess that demands more than a offseason cleanup on Aisle 5.

— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026

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