Synonyms for tousled
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.
Related words
- Other spellings
- touzled
Example sentences
- disheveled The poor man looked disheveled and beaten down.
- dishevelled Isabella was dishevelled and covered in dirt.
- rumpled She doesn’t want Nuja to go to school all rumpled.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tousled | rising | |
| disheveled | rising | |
| dishevelled | rising | |
| rumpled | rising | |
| tously | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- tously
- 7 letters
- rumpled2
- 8 letters
- frowzled
- 10 letters
- disheveled3
- 11 letters
- dishevelled
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rumpled2 = 2 syllables).