Synonyms for sloppy
ˈslɒp i

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1. sloppy(adj)

   lacking neatness or order

   "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"

   Synonyms:
   miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, haphazard, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

   Antonyms:
   dry, unemotional, tidy, tight, careful

2. sloppy(adj)

   wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material

   "a sloppy floor"; "a sloppy saucer"

   Synonyms:
   miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, haphazard, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

   Antonyms:
   unemotional, tidy, dry, tight, careful

3. boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged(adj)

   (of soil) soft and watery

   "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"

   Synonyms:
   dingy, miry, waterlogged, spongy, squishy, pulpy, murky, mucky, loose-fitting, haphazard, baggy, sloughy, torpid, inert, dirty, turbid, mirky, doughy, spongelike, marshy, sluggish, cloudy, swampy, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy, muddied

   Antonyms:
   dry, tight, unemotional, tidy, careful

4. baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy(adj)

   not fitting closely; hanging loosely

   "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

   Synonyms:
   miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, haphazard, baggy, sloughy, marshy, swampy, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

   Antonyms:
   tight, careful, dry, unemotional, tidy

5. overemotional, sloppy(adj)

   excessively or abnormally emotional

   Synonyms:
   miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, haphazard, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

   Antonyms:
   careful, tight, dry, tidy, unemotional

6. haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy(adj)

   marked by great carelessness

   "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

   Synonyms:
   miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, squashy, hit-or-miss, haphazard, slapdash, soggy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, boggy, muddy

   Antonyms:
   dry, careful, tight, tidy, unemotional

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1. soggy

   the thick, soggy mass of fallen leaves

   Submitted by Cindrella on August 26, 2019  

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1. sloppy(a.)

   Synonyms:
   plashy, splashy, muddy, SLABBY

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1. List of paraphrases for "sloppy":

   careless, negligent, disordered, sentimental, neglectful, disorderly, muddy, clumsy, messy

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1. Rosmah Mansor:

   As a woman and as the wife of a leader, I have to look made up, neat and take care of my appearance. It is also embarrassing for Malaysians when other countries make fun of the sloppy wife of Malaysia's prime minister.

2. Kurt Brunner:

   We could face a little more of this kind of trading as we see people position around the idea of a rate increase, over next couple weeks, it could be a little sloppy before we head into Thanksgiving.

3. Adam Sarhan:

   In the short term, the market was very oversold, global demand remains lackluster at best and while I expect the market to move mostly sideways, whatever action we are going to see today is going to be very sloppy.

4. Chuck Haggard:

   In the year 2015 we shouldn’t be talking about using pool rifles, the entire point of patrol rifles is to have a precision weapon system. Pooled rifles are a sloppy way to do business and dangerous to bystanders.

5. Kurt Brunner:

   We're still in a period of searching, you have more people taking advantage of upside. But we're in for some sloppy trading and I don't think it's over today. I don't think it's a straight shot up.

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