What is another word for slovenly?
688 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ slˈʌvənli], [ slˈʌvənli], [ s_l_ˈʌ_v_ə_n_l_i]
"Slovenly" is an adjective that describes messy and careless behavior or appearance. However, there are several other synonyms that you can use to express the same idea. One of the closest options is "slouchy," which implies a lack of care and attention to detail. "Untidy" also works, as it suggests a messy and disorganized appearance. "Sloppy" is another synonym that is commonly used to describe someone who is unkempt and untidy. "Disheveled" is similar, suggesting a person with a disorganized or unkempt appearance. "Slatternly" is a more negative term, implying a person who is not only untidy but also dirty or unhygienic.
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Similar words for slovenly:
- bedraggled (adjective)
- dirty (adjective)
- impure (adjective)
- lousy (adjective)
- neglectful (adjective)
- seedy (adjective)
- slovenly (adjective)
- unclean (adjective)
- unfashionable (adjective)
- disheveled (adjective)
- disorderly (adjective)
- dowdy (adjective)
- filthy (adjective)
- inefficient (adjective)
- messy (adjective)
- negligent (adjective)
- perfunctory (adjective)
- scruffy (adjective)
- slipshod (adjective)
- sordid (adjective)
- squalid (adjective)
- tacky (adjective)
- unkempt (adjective)
- unsystematic (adjective)
- untidy (adjective)
- unworkmanlike (adjective)
- neglectfully (adverb)
- uncleanly (adverb)
- unfashionably (adverb)
Synonyms for Slovenly:
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adj.
• bedraggled • dirty- Dreggy ,
- Dungy ,
- cruddy ,
- disarrayed ,
- dishabille ,
- scummier ,
- scuzzy ,
- straggly ,
- unclean ,
- undusted ,
- unhygienic ,
- unlaundered ,
- unswept ,
- black ,
- contaminated ,
- fouled ,
- greasy ,
- mung ,
- scummy ,
- slimy ,
- spattered ,
- yucky .
- no good ,
- awful ,
- execrable ,
- harmful ,
- hateful ,
- horrible ,
- inferior ,
- outrageous ,
- rotten ,
- second rate ,
- second-rate ,
- secondrate ,
- terrible ,
- unwelcome ,
- vicious .
- Disregardful ,
- bumbling ,
- careless ,
- clumsy ,
- derelict ,
- forgetful ,
- haphazard ,
- hit-and-miss ,
- inadvertent ,
- inattentive ,
- inconsiderate ,
- neglectful ,
- reckless ,
- remiss ,
- senile ,
- shoddy ,
- slapdash ,
- thoughtless ,
- unmindful .
- dog-eared ,
- down at the heel ,
- gone to seed ,
- in a bad way ,
- used up ,
- dog eared ,
- dogeared ,
- gone seed ,
- in bad way ,
- more dog eared ,
- more dog-eared ,
- more dogeared ,
- more down at the heel ,
- more down-at-the-heel ,
- more sagging ,
- more wilted ,
- more wilting ,
- most dog eared ,
- most dog-eared ,
- most dogeared ,
- most down at the heel ,
- most down-at-the-heel ,
- most sagging ,
- most wilted ,
- most wilting ,
- over grown ,
- over-grown .
- crummy ,
- defiled ,
- dingy ,
- disgusting ,
- dusty ,
- festering ,
- fetid ,
- foul ,
- grimy ,
- grungy ,
- icky ,
- infectious ,
- insalubrious ,
- mucky ,
- muddy ,
- murky ,
- odious ,
- offensive ,
- putrescent ,
- putrid ,
- scatological ,
- septic ,
- smutty ,
- toxic ,
- unhygenic ,
- unsanitary .
- heterogeneous ,
- irregular ,
- mixed up ,
- scattered ,
- scrambled ,
- tumult ,
- undisciplined ,
- unrestrained ,
- untrained .
- antiquated ,
- archaic ,
- baggy ,
- bygone ,
- dated ,
- homely ,
- moldy ,
- old hat ,
- out-of-date ,
- outdated ,
- plain ,
- scrubby ,
- stodgy ,
- vintage .
- extravagant ,
- feeble ,
- half-baked ,
- improficient ,
- incapable ,
- incompetent ,
- ineffective ,
- ineffectual ,
- inefficacious ,
- inept ,
- prodigal ,
- unfit ,
- unprepared ,
- unqualified ,
- unskilled ,
- weak .
- asleep switch ,
- de relict ,
- de-relict ,
- dis regardful ,
- dis-regardful ,
- in advertent ,
- in curious ,
- in-advertent ,
- in-attentive ,
- in-curious ,
- more discinct ,
- more unheedful ,
- most discinct ,
- most unheedful ,
- un concerned ,
- un heedful ,
- un thinking ,
- un-concerned ,
- un-heedful ,
- un-mindful ,
- un-thinking .
- dis interested ,
- dis-interested ,
- in different ,
- in voluntary ,
- in-different ,
- in-voluntary ,
- laidback ,
- phoning in ,
- stereo typed ,
- stocker ,
- un aware ,
- un interested ,
- un-aware ,
- un-interested .
- fly by night ,
- fouledup ,
- in accurate ,
- junkier ,
- junkiest ,
- junky ,
- messedup ,
- more botched ,
- more fouled up ,
- more fouled-up ,
- more fouledup ,
- more messed up ,
- more messed-up ,
- more messedup ,
- more screwed up ,
- more screwed-up ,
- more screwedup ,
- more unmeticulous ,
- more unthorough ,
- most botched ,
- most fouled up ,
- most fouled-up ,
- most fouledup ,
- most messed up ,
- most messed-up ,
- most messedup ,
- most screwed up ,
- most screwed-up ,
- most screwedup ,
- most unmeticulous ,
- most unthorough ,
- screwed-up ,
- screwedup ,
- un meticulous ,
- un-meticulous .
- de generate ,
- de graded ,
- de-generate ,
- de-graded ,
- dis reputable ,
- dis-reputable ,
- low down ,
- more low down ,
- more low-down ,
- more lowdown ,
- most low down ,
- most low-down ,
- most lowdown ,
- scurvier ,
- scurviest ,
- self seeking ,
- selfseeking ,
- slumer ,
- slumest ,
- slummiest ,
- small minded ,
- smallminded ,
- un generous ,
- un-generous .
- brokendown ,
- dis gusting ,
- dis-gusting ,
- more reeking ,
- most reeking ,
- poverty stricken ,
- povertystricken ,
- re eking ,
- re-eking .
- in elegant ,
- in-elegant ,
- more down at heel ,
- more down-at-heel ,
- most down at heel ,
- most down-at-heel ,
- un becoming ,
- un suitable ,
- un-becoming ,
- un-suitable .
- un improved ,
- un kempt ,
- un kempter ,
- un kemptest ,
- un neat ,
- un neater ,
- un neatest ,
- un polished ,
- un-improved ,
- un-kempt ,
- un-kempter ,
- un-kemptest ,
- un-neat ,
- un-neater ,
- un-neatest ,
- unneater ,
- unneatest .
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adv.
• neglectfully • uncleanly • unfashionably Other synonyms:
- disorderly ,
- raggedy ,
- slatternly .
- confused ,
- down-at-heel ,
- mussy ,
- windblown ,
- windswept .
- ragged .
Other relevant words:
- rude .
- Draggle-tailed ,
- Immethodical ,
- Indistinguished ,
- Mussed ,
- Slipslop ,
- Slobbery ,
- Snuffy ,
- Solecistic ,
- Strapped ,
- Unarranged ,
- Uncourtly ,
- Ungenteel ,
- Unhandsome ,
- Unhandy ,
- Unmodish ,
- abject ,
- accidentally ,
- anarchical ,
- anonymous ,
- anyhow ,
- anyway ,
- awkward ,
- barbaric ,
- barbarous ,
- base ,
- beat-up ,
- bedraggled ,
- befouled ,
- begrimed ,
- besmeared ,
- besmirched ,
- blowsy ,
- blowzy ,
- botched ,
- broke ,
- bungling ,
- careful ,
- casual ,
- casually ,
- chaotic ,
- cheesy ,
- childish ,
- chintzy ,
- cluttered ,
- common ,
- complacency ,
- complacent ,
- contemptible ,
- cursory ,
- deficient ,
- delinquent ,
- deranged ,
- despicable ,
- despised ,
- destitute ,
- detested ,
- diffuse ,
- dilapidated ,
- dilatory ,
- disarranged ,
- discourteous ,
- dishevelled ,
- disjointed ,
- disliked ,
- dislocated ,
- disordered ,
- disorganized ,
- disreputable ,
- dowdily ,
- down-at-the-heel ,
- draggled ,
- dull ,
- easygoing ,
- erroneous ,
- faulty ,
- flatulent ,
- floppy ,
- frayed ,
- frowsy ,
- frumpish ,
- fusty ,
- gauche ,
- gawky ,
- genteel ,
- graceless ,
- grotty ,
- half-assed ,
- hastily ,
- hated ,
- heavy-handed ,
- heedless ,
- heedlessly ,
- heel ,
- helter-skelter ,
- hit-or-miss ,
- hoi polloi ,
- idle ,
- ignominious ,
- impoverished ,
- imprecise ,
- improper ,
- improvident ,
- imprudent ,
- imprudently ,
- in rags ,
- in straitened circumstances ,
- inaccurate ,
- inactive ,
- incautiously ,
- inconspicuous ,
- incorrect ,
- indifferent ,
- indiscreet ,
- indiscriminate ,
- indolently ,
- inefficient ,
- inelegant ,
- inexact ,
- inexpert ,
- infelicitous ,
- informal ,
- insignificant ,
- insouciant ,
- inverted ,
- irresponsible ,
- jumbled ,
- lackadaisical ,
- lax ,
- lazily ,
- left-handed ,
- littered ,
- loose ,
- lousy ,
- low ,
- lubberly ,
- lumpen ,
- maladroit ,
- mangy ,
- mean ,
- messed-up ,
- messily ,
- miry ,
- miserable ,
- moth-eaten ,
- mussed-up ,
- nameless ,
- nasty ,
- non-discriminatory ,
- non-selective ,
- obscure ,
- old fashioned ,
- on uppers ,
- order ,
- out ,
- out of joint ,
- outmoded ,
- plebeian ,
- poky ,
- polluted ,
- poor ,
- promiscuous ,
- puerile ,
- raddled ,
- rambling ,
- raunchy ,
- rejected ,
- repulsive ,
- ruinous ,
- rumpled ,
- run-down ,
- scraggly ,
- scurvy ,
- seedy ,
- shaggy ,
- shapeless ,
- sketchy ,
- slack ,
- sleazy ,
- slobbish ,
- slobby ,
- slouchy ,
- sloven ,
- slut ,
- sluttish ,
- smoky ,
- smudged ,
- smudgy ,
- soiled ,
- sooty ,
- sorry ,
- spotted ,
- spotty ,
- stained ,
- styleless ,
- sullied ,
- supine ,
- tackily ,
- tasteless ,
- tattered ,
- tatty ,
- threadbare ,
- topsy-turvy ,
- torn ,
- tousled ,
- trashy ,
- truant ,
- unattractive ,
- unbecoming ,
- uncaring ,
- unchic ,
- uncivil ,
- uncombed ,
- unconscientious ,
- unconsidered ,
- uncool ,
- uncritical ,
- underbred ,
- undiscriminating ,
- unexceptional ,
- unfastidious ,
- unfeminine ,
- unfussy ,
- ungentlemanlike ,
- ungentlemanly ,
- ungroomed ,
- unimportant ,
- unknown ,
- unladylike ,
- unneat ,
- unorganized ,
- unpopular ,
- unseemly ,
- unselective ,
- unsightly ,
- unskillful ,
- unstylish ,
- unsymmetric ,
- unsystematic ,
- unthinking ,
- unthorough ,
- unwashed ,
- unwittingly ,
- unworkmanlike ,
- washed-up ,
- wild ,
- wind-blown ,
- worn ,
- wretched ,
- wrinkled .
- Discinct ,
- Soily ,
- all over the place ,
- asleep at switch ,
- badly groomed ,
- behindhand ,
- blowzier ,
- broken down ,
- can't hack it ,
- dirty ,
- disheveled ,
- dowdy ,
- down at heel ,
- feculent ,
- filthy ,
- fouled-up ,
- going through motions ,
- going through the motions ,
- grubby ,
- in disorder ,
- laid back ,
- low-down ,
- lowdown ,
- messy ,
- mussed up ,
- negligent ,
- not clean ,
- not cut out for ,
- out of date ,
- out of line ,
- out of step ,
- out of whack ,
- out-dated ,
- out-of-control ,
- out-of-line ,
- out-of-step ,
- out-of-whack ,
- perfunctory ,
- phoning it in ,
- scruffy ,
- shooting blanks ,
- slipshod ,
- sloppy ,
- slummier ,
- slummy ,
- sordid ,
- squalid ,
- tacky ,
- unheedful ,
- unkempt ,
- unmethodical ,
- unmeticulous ,
- untidy ,
- up set ,
- verminous ,
- walking through it ,
- yecchy .
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How to use "Slovenly" in context?
Slovenliness is a quality that is considered undesirable in most cultures. The word "slovenly" is derived from the Slovene word "slovo" which means "word." Slovenliness is often associated with being untidy and having careless habits. The term "slovenliness" can also refer to being rough or brusque.
Homophones for Slovenly:
Word of the Day
home and dry
- Synonyms:
- certain.
