disheveled

The word “disheveled” has 3 syllables: dis-shev-eled

It's pronounced as /dɪˈʃɛvəld/


What is synonym and antonym for disheveled?

In the thesaurus, “disheveled” has 93 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for disheveled along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for disheveled

  • adulterated
  • agitated
  • at sixes and sevens
  • bedraggled
  • befouled
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmirched
  • blackened
  • chaotic
  • cluttered
  • confused
  • contaminated
  • cruddy
  • defiled
  • deranged
  • dingy
  • dirty
  • disarranged
  • disarrayed
  • discomposed
  • disjointed
  • dislocated
  • disordered
  • disorderly
  • disorganized
  • disrupted
  • disturbed
  • dowdy
  • draggled
  • embroiled
  • entangled
  • filthy
  • foul
  • frowsy
  • frowzy
  • grimy
  • grotty
  • grubby
  • grungy
  • hashed
  • higgledy-piggledy
  • hugger-mugger
  • jumbled
  • knotted
  • littered
  • messed
  • messy
  • mucky
  • muddled
  • mussed
  • mussy
  • nasty
  • neglected
  • neglectful
  • negligent
  • out of joint
  • pell-mell
  • perturbed
  • polluted
  • rumpled
  • scrambled
  • seedy
  • shabby
  • shaggy
  • shuffled
  • slatternly
  • sleazy
  • sloppy
  • sloven
  • slovenly
  • smudged
  • snarled
  • soiled
  • sordid
  • spotted
  • squalid
  • stained
  • sullied
  • tainted
  • tangled
  • topsy-turvy
  • tousled
  • tumbled
  • unclean
  • uncleanly
  • uncombed
  • unkempt
  • unsettled
  • untidy
  • upset
  • upside-down
  • wrinkled

Antonyms for disheveled

Meanings of disheveled

  • verb
    1. To throw into disorder; upheave.
    2. To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
    3. To spread out in disorder.
  • adjective
    1. (of a person) With the hair uncombed.
    2. (by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

Example Sentences

  • His hair looked disheveled after the long hike.
  • She arrived at the meeting looking tired and disheveled.
  • The wind left the papers disheveled all over the desk.
  • After the storm, the garden was disheveled and muddy.
  • He appeared disheveled but still managed to smile politely.

On this page you'll find 161 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to disheveled, such as: adjusted, adulterated, agitated, aligned, alined, antiseptic, arranged.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • anointed
  • bedaubed
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  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmeared
  • besmirched
  • blackened
  • coated
  • collied
  • colored
  • confused
  • contaminated
  • creamy
  • crocked
  • defiled
  • dirtied
  • disarranged
  • disarrayed
  • discolored
  • disheveled
  • dishevelled
  • disordered
  • distained
  • draggled
  • fatty
  • fouled
  • freshened
  • gaumed
  • greased
  • grimed
  • gummed
  • jumbled
  • larded
  • lubricated
  • lubricious
  • messed
  • mired
  • mucked
  • muddied
  • muddled
  • oiled
  • oleaginous
  • painted
  • pitched
  • plastered
  • polluted
  • pomaded
  • powdered
  • reddened
  • rouged
  • salved
  • slick
  • slimy
  • slithery
  • smeared
  • smirched
  • smudged
  • soiled
  • stained
  • sullied
  • swabbed
  • tainted
  • tarred
  • unctuous

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