Synonyms for slovenly
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Untidy — dirty, unwashed; disorderly
untidy, careless, unkempt, sloppy, slipshod, dishevelled, negligent, dirty, dowdy, sluttish, bedraggled, disorderly, loose, tattered, derelict, perfunctory, frowzy, slatternly, shabby, slack, remiss
Definitions
- adj. 1
Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.
Related words
- Word family
- slovenlily slovenliness
Example sentences
- careless It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
- sloppy I know Tom is a fast worker, but he does sloppy work.
- unkempt He wears scruffy clothes and has an unkempt beard.
- untidy My room is very untidy. I must put it in order.
By length
- 5 letters
- dirty2, loose1, slack1, dowdy2
- 6 letters
- sloppy2, shabby2, untidy3, remiss2, frowzy
- 7 letters
- unkempt2
- 8 letters
- careless2, derelict3, tattered2, slipshod2, sluttish
- 9 letters
- negligent3
- 10 letters
- disorderly4, bedraggled3, slatternly
- 11 letters
- perfunctory4, dishevelled
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).