untidy

U1N1T1I1D2Y4
/ʌnˈtaɪdi/

adjective

Sloppy.

“I have never seen such an untidy bedroom!”

Similar
disorderlyslovenlydishevelblowsyblowzyslatternlyclutteredlittered
Opposite
neattidy
OriginEnglish tidy ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuntidy (comparative untidier, superlative untidiest)

comparative untidier · superlative untidiest

  1. Sloppy.

    I have never seen such an untidy bedroom!

  2. Disorganized.

    His finances were in an untidy state when he died.

    1 more example

    There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.

    1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
verbuntidy (third-person singular simple present untidies, present participle untidying, simple past and past participle untidied)

present singular third person untidies · participle present untidying · participle past untidied · past untidied

  1. transitiveTo make untidy, to make a mess

    Before she closed each drawer she rummaged her hands through the clothes, untidying them just enough to feel comfortable.

    2014, Jennie Shortridge, Love Water Memory, page 116

    Synonyms: dishevel

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make untidy, to make a mess

Similar
dishevel
Similar
disorderlyslovenly
Opposite
neattidy

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot neat and tidy

Similar
blowsyblowzyslatternlyclutteredlittereddisheveleddishevelledfrowzleddisorderlyhiggledy-piggledyhugger-mugger
Opposite
tidy
Also see
blowsycluttereddishevelleddisorderlyfrowsyfrowzledhiggledy-piggledyhugger-muggerjumbledlitteredmessymussyramblingrumpledscragglyslatternlysloppyslouchyslovenlysluttishsprawlingstragglingstragglytopsy-turvytousledtumultuousunkempt

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishtidy
  9. Englishuntidy

From un- + tidy.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian в безпорядък, небрежен
  • в безпорядък (v bezporjadăk)sloppy
  • небрежен (nebrežen)unorganized
Catalan desendreçat, desordenat
  • desendreçatsloppy
  • desordenatunorganized
Chinese Mandarin 凌亂, 潦草
  • 凌亂 (língluàn)sloppy
  • 潦草 (liáocǎo)sloppy
  • 不整潔 /不整洁 (bù zhěngjié)sloppy
  • 凌亂 (língluàn)unorganized
  • 潦草 (liáocǎo)unorganized
  • 不整潔 /不整洁 (bù zhěngjié)unorganized
  • 使不整潔 /使不整洁 (shǐ bù zhěngjié)To make a mess
Czech neupravený, neuklizený
  • neupravenýsloppy
  • neuklizenýsloppy
  • zaneřáděnýsloppy
  • rozcuchanýsloppy
  • nepořádnýsloppy
  • neuspořádanýunorganized
Dutch slordigmorsig, rommelig
  • slordigmorsigsloppy
  • rommeligunorganized
  • ongeorganiseerdunorganized
Esperanto hirta
  • hirtasloppy
Finnish sotkuinen, siivoton
  • sotkuinensloppy
  • siivotonsloppy
  • sekaisinunorganized
  • sekainenunorganized
  • sotkeaTo make a mess
  • sekoittaaTo make a mess
French débraillé, négligé
  • débraillésloppy
  • négligésloppy
  • désordonnéunorganized
  • bordéliqueunorganized
German unordentlich
  • unordentlichsloppy
Greek ακατάστατος, ακατάστατος
  • ακατάστατος (akatástatos)sloppy
  • ακατάστατος (akatástatos)unorganized
Hindi अव्यवस्थित, अव्यवस्थित
  • अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit)sloppy
  • अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit)unorganized
Irish míshlachtmhar, amscaí
  • míshlachtmharsloppy
  • amscaísloppy
  • amscaíunorganized
Latin incomptus
  • incomptussloppy
Māori pōrohe, uarapa
  • pōrohesloppy
  • uarapasloppy
  • pūaweawesloppy
  • tīraurauunorganized
  • kūnakunakuunorganized
  • kaumingomingounorganized
  • kōhangawekaunorganized
  • kōrapuTo make a mess
Persian نامرتب
  • نامرتبunorganized
Portuguese desarrumado, desordenado
  • desarrumadosloppy
  • desordenadosloppy
  • desorganizadounorganized
Russian неопря́тный, неря́шливый
  • неопря́тный (neoprjátnyj)sloppy
  • неря́шливый (nerjášlivyj)sloppy
  • неаккура́тный (neakkurátnyj)sloppy
  • беспоря́дочный (besporjádočnyj)unorganized
  • неорганизо́ванный (neorganizóvannyj)unorganized
Scottish Gaelic tro-chèile, tro-chèile
  • tro-chèilesloppy
  • tro-chèileunorganized
Slovak neupravený, neporiadny
  • neupravenýsloppy
  • neporiadnysloppy
  • neusporiadanýunorganized
  • rozhádzaťTo make a mess
  • rozhadzovaťTo make a mess
Spanish descuidado, desorganizado
  • descuidadosloppy
  • desorganizadounorganized
  • descuidadounorganized
Tagalog makalat, magkalat
  • makalatunorganized
  • magkalatTo make a mess
Thai รก
  • รก (rók)unorganized
Vietnamese bừa, lộn xộn
  • bừaunorganized
  • lộn xộnunorganized

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with untidy

FridayHeiditidyvidehidyalcaideglidysink tidyslideyslidysnideythat'll be the frosty Friday
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Anagrams

nudity
Cite this entry
APA

untidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untidy

MLA

“untidy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untidy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untidy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untidy.

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