Synonyms for sloppiness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Sentimentality
sentimentality, mushiness, mawkishness, soupiness, drippiness
2. Slovenliness
3. Muddiness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being sloppy.
- n. 2
The result or product of being sloppy.
Forms
- Plural
- sloppinesses → sentimentalities, mawkishnesses, slovenlinesses, muddinesses…
Example sentences
- sentimentality We don't have time to indulge in sentimentality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sloppiness | rising | |
| sentimentality | steady | |
| mawkishness | falling | |
| mushiness | steady | |
| slovenliness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- muddiness, mushiness, soupiness
- 10 letters
- drippiness, wateriness
- 11 letters
- mawkishness, unkemptness
- 12 letters
- carelessness3, slovenliness4
- 14 letters
- sentimentality6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carelessness3 = 3 syllables).