Synonyms for slatternly

Most common

tattered · unkempt · untidy · sluttish

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

kempt

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern.

Example sentences

• tattered I see a tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.
• unkempt He wears scruffy clothes and has an unkempt beard.
• untidy My room is very untidy. I must put it in order.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

dirty², dowdy²

6 letters

sloppy², shabby², untidy³, blowsy, blowzy, frowzy

7 letters

unkempt²

8 letters

tattered², slovenly³, sluttish

10 letters

bedraggled³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty² = 2 syllables).