Synonyms for unkempt
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
uncombed, dishevelled.
Related words
- Word family
- unkemptitude unkemptness
- Is a kind of
- disorderly unclean
Example sentences
- scruffy He wears scruffy clothes and has an unkempt beard.
- untidy My room is very untidy. I must put it in order.
- dishevelled Isabella was dishevelled and covered in dirt.
- slovenly As to his daily life, he is very slovenly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unkempt | rising | |
| scruffy | rising | |
| untidy | rising | |
| dishevelled | rising | |
| slovenly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rough1, tacky2, seedy2, dowdy2, mangy2, moppy
- 6 letters
- sloppy2, shabby2, ragged2, untidy3, frumpy2
- 7 letters
- scruffy2
- 8 letters
- tattered2, slovenly3, sluttish, uncombed, draggled
- 10 letters
- bedraggled3, slatternly
- 11 letters
- dishevelled
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tacky2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ébouriffé