Synonyms 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.

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neat, orderlyadjective

   clean or organized

   "her neat dress"; "a neat room"

   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

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

2. neatadjective

   showing care in execution

   "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"

   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

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

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"

   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

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

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"

   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

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

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"

   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

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

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1. scrawled

   neat because when you scrawled on a paper you used messy hand writing. there for the opposite word is neat

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neatadjective

   Synonyms:
   clean, cleanly, unsoiled, tidy, spotless, unsullied, immaculate, unstained, pure

2. neatadjective

   Synonyms:
   nice, spruce, trim

3. neatadjective

   Synonyms:
   chaste, simple, in good taste

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1. neatadjective

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

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "neat":

   sec, nice, pure, owl, cool, super, dry

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1. Tom Brady:

   People kind of tell me they happen, that's pretty cool, i keep some jerseys and stuff like that, but yeah, it's pretty neat. It's just amazing to have so many people share in all those great accomplishments that, obviously to me, I feel like they're all team awards anyway, so anyone who ever caught a touchdown pass, they're part of something pretty cool in NFL history, anyone that had a completion for that matter.

2. John Lehman, Secretary of the US Navy, 1981-1987:

   Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat

3. Henry Louis Mencken:

   For every problem, there is one solution which is simple, neat and wrong.

4. Nizar Ibrahim:

   Previously researchers have tried to estimate things like the likely home range size of Tyrannosaurus, and its basic energetic needs, so this is a neat extension of previous work, and it includes lots of updated information on Tyrannosaurus.

5. Brent Garlington:

   When he told me about it, I thought it was pretty neat.