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Synonyms for sloppy
ˈslɒp islop·py

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  1. sloppyadjective

    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. sloppyadjective

    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, waterloggedadjective

    (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, sloppyadjective

    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, sloppyadjective

    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, sloppyadjective

    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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. soggy

    the thick, soggy mass of fallen leaves

    Submitted by Cindrella on August 26, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sloppyadjective

    Synonyms:
    plashy, splashy, muddy, SLABBY

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#24701sentimental
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#87608boggy
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#95066waterlogged
#120040neglectful
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#163199slapdash
#167639pulpy
#188091torpid
#191801doughy
#194281slipshod
#279591miry

How to use sloppy in a sentence?

  1. Superintendent Michael Harrison:

    I am extremely disgusted and outraged by the lack of professionalism and integrity shown by this officer, this is an example of sloppy police work with a clear intent to cover it up, and it will not stand.

  2. Paul Nolte:

    Even though the market closed up on Friday, more stocks were lower for the week and that points to weakness, we could see some sloppy action for the next couple of sessions.

  3. Aaron Stein:

    What gives us pause about this attack is that while the others were haphazard and sloppy ... the size of this explosion suggests something more sophisticated, that would suggest organisation beyond a lone wolf cooking up something in their kitchen.

  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. Donald Trump:

    Sloppy Steve was rarely in a one-on-one meeting with me and only pretends to have had influence to fool a few people with no access and no clue, whom Sloppy Steve helped write phony books.


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