Synonyms for tidy
- adjective
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Arranged neatly and in order.
She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.
- v. 1
To make tidy; to neaten.
- n. 1
A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.
desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy
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Tidy denotes that which conforms to propriety in general; an unlaced shoe may be perfectly clean, but is not tidy.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- fit We'd like to exchange this jacket. It doesn't fit.
- healthy Sports make us healthy in mind as well as in body.
- respectable I know some most respectable people in the town.
- presentable This Kabyle dress makes you very presentable.
- neat No one is so poor that he cannot afford to be neat.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tidy | rising | |
| fit | rising | |
| healthy | rising | |
| respectable | steady | |
| presentable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fit1, apt1
- 4 letters
- neat1, trim1
- 5 letters
- clean1, hefty2
- 6 letters
- spruce1, goodly2, neaten
- 7 letters
- regular3, healthy2, sizable3, orderly3, goodish
- 8 letters
- straight1, organize3, organise, sizeable3, ordinate
- 9 letters
- declutter
- 10 letters
- straighten2
- 11 letters
- respectable4, presentable4, uncluttered3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hefty2 = 2 syllables).