Antonyms for neat
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1. neat

   That which is clean is simply free from soil or defilement of any kind. Things are orderly when in due relation to other things; a room or desk is orderly when every article is in place; a person is orderly who habitually keeps things so. Tidy denotes that which conforms to propriety in general; an unlaced shoe may be perfectly clean, but is not tidy. Neat refers to that which is clean and tidy with nothing superfluous, conspicuous, or showy, as when we speak of plain but neat attire; the same idea of freedom from the superfluous appears in the phrases "a neat speech," "a neat turn," "a neat reply," etc. A clean cut has no ragged edges; a neat stroke just does what is intended. Nice is stronger than neat, implying value and beauty; a cheap, coarse dress may be perfectly neat, but would not be termed nice. Spruce is applied to the show and affectation of neatness with a touch of smartness, and is always a term of mild contempt; as, a spruce serving man. Trim denotes a certain shapely and elegant firmness, often with suppleness and grace; as, a trim suit; a trim figure. Prim applies to a precise, formal, affected nicety. Dapper is spruce with the suggestion of smallness and slightness; natty, a diminutive of neat, suggests minute elegance, with a tendency toward the exquisite; as, a dapper little fellow in a natty business suit.

   Antonyms:
   dirty, disorderly, dowdy, negligent, rough, rude, slouchy, slovenly, soiled, uncared for, unkempt, untidy

   Synonyms:
   clean, cleanly, dapper, natty, nice, orderly, prim, spruce, tidy, trim

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neat, orderlyadjective

   clean or organized

   "her neat dress"; "a neat room"

   Antonyms:
   diluted, untidy, bad, dilute, inelegant, maladroit

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, clean, nifty, swell, orderly, keen, tasteful, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, great, bully, dandy, peachy

2. neatadjective

   showing care in execution

   "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"

   Antonyms:
   dilute, untidy, diluted, maladroit, inelegant, bad

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, clean, nifty, swell, orderly, keen, tasteful, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, great, bully, dandy, peachy

3. neat, refined, tastefuladjective

   free from what is tawdry or unbecoming

   "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"

   Antonyms:
   maladroit, diluted, untidy, dilute, bad, inelegant

   Synonyms:
   urbane, slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, clean, svelte, nifty, swell, graceful, orderly, keen, tasteful, processed, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), elegant, corking, groovy, polished, refined, great, bully, dandy, peachy

4. clean, neatadjective

   free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

   "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"

   Antonyms:
   dilute, untidy, bad, diluted, inelegant, maladroit

   Synonyms:
   uninfected, straight, nifty, not bad(p), tasteful, dandy, clean-living, sportsmanlike, full-strength, uncontaminating, white, smashing, unclouded, bully, clean, slap-up, light, clear, keen, sporty, fresh, orderly, refined, corking, groovy, fair, unobjectionable, blank, swell, sporting, cracking, great, peachy, bang-up

5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingadjective

   very good

   "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

   Antonyms:
   dilute, diluted, untidy, inelegant, maladroit, bad

6. neat, straight, full-strengthadjective

   without water

   "took his whiskey neat"

   Antonyms:
   untidy, dilute, bad, inelegant, maladroit, diluted

   Synonyms:
   unbent, slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, square(a), clean, nifty, swell, true, orderly, keen, consecutive, tasteful, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, square, uncoiled, unbowed, great, bully, dandy, peachy, straightforward

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1. neatadjective

   Antonyms:
   dowdy, slovenly, slatternly, untidy, tawdry, gaudy, frowzy, disorderly, unkempt

   Synonyms:
   tidy, orderly, trim, clean, cleanly, tasteful, trim, finished, artistic, nice, excellent, adroit, dainty, spruce, dapper, natty

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ditty

   neat because if ditty means sloppy or messy it means the opposite is neat.

   the boy wrote in a ditty hand writing

   Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2019  

2. scribble

   Submitted by anonymous on February 24, 2020  

How to use neat in a sentence?

1. Sheriff Rick Staly:

   Im thankful that the person who located the bag did the right thing and called us, these are dangerous narcotics and could be deadly in the wrong hands. TRINITARIOS GANG BUST IN BOSTON SUBURB NETS 79 GUNS, 32 ARRESTS : FEDS Officials said the beach was searched, but no additional bags were found. Neighboring law enforcement agencies were notified of the narcotics so that they could check their beaches. The drugs discovered on the beach Friday were entered into evidence and will eventually be destroyed. Neat told FOX35 that the cocaine in the bag could be worth between.

2. Amit Ray:

   Cleanliness is a mindset – a positive habit that keeps the body, mind, and environment happy, healthy, simple, neat, and delightful.

3. Henry Louis Mencken:

   There is always an easy solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong.

4. Jim Parsons:

   At the time, it was just like this is neat and I know it’s neat intellectually, but emotionally all I can think of is ‘ I want to get out of here before I embarrass Actor Jim Parsons,'.

5. Anna Pavlick:

   He is going to feel fine. That's the really neat thing about what we do now. Because these drugs are not chemotherapy, they don't have chemo-associated side effects.

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