untidiness

noun

Definition of untidinessnext
as in messiness

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Recent Examples of untidiness These conspicuous little signs of untidiness take mere seconds to clean up and can be the secret to a home that somehow always looks pristine, even if just at first glance. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026 Bills are being paid late, the practice is a frightening level of untidiness, there’s a miniature horse in the study, and Siegfried is passed out on the sofa with some loose woman under a trench coat beside him. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026 Despite no Premier League goals and a general untidiness to his work, his manager sees his potential. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untidiness
  1. messiness
  2. sloppiness
  3. squalor
Noun
  • Crowley suggests the messiness of the primary is because the President is messing with Democrats’ heads.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Choreographed spectacle is easier, in some sense, than contending with the messiness of the workaday world.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of messiness
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  • Some of the most efficient things a mind can do look, from the outside, like sloppiness.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Remember when the Yankees were in the middle of a summer slide filled with sloppiness and bad bullpen work, and Cashman spent a bunch of prospect capital to bring in seven players at the deadline, essentially remaking the clubhouse?
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sloppiness
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  • Amid the squalor and chaos of a Provincetown kitchen, Anthony Bourdain found his—and Tony did, too.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The children reportedly lived in squalor and weren’t enrolled in school.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Definition of squalor

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“Untidiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untidiness. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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