disheveled

Looking quite rumpled

Disheveled describes hair, clothing, or general appearance that is untidy, rumpled, or in disarray: She arrived looking disheveled after running for the bus.

The word suggests carelessness or the aftermath of activity rather than deliberate styling—someone who just woke up, came through a storm, or has been too busy to attend to their appearance.

messy

unkempt

Untidy in appearance

chaotic · cluttered · jumbled · disarrayed · slovenly · frowzy · bedraggled · disorganized · mussed · untidy

windswept

windblown

Displaced by gusts

  • wildNot domesticated or controlled
  • tangledTwisted confusedly together
  • flyawayLoose and drifting

matted · knotted · mussed · unruly · straggly · ropy · uncombed · unbrushed

rumpled

wrinkled

Having surface folds

rucked · scrunched · puckered · bunched · crushed · unironed · unpressed

worn

threadbare

Worn until transparent

faded · shabby · worn-out · moth-eaten · battered · patched · holey · seedy · tatty · dog-eared

haggard

gaunt

Lean from deprivation

weary · bleary · unshaven · stubbly · hollow-eyed · worn · fatigued · run-down · drained · worse for wear

Categories
Opposites
personal grooming/appearance

disheveledwell-groomed

Neat and tidy

groomed · kempt · neat · tidy · polished

general orderliness

disheveledneat

Orderly, or undiluted

tidy · orderly · ordered · shipshape · well-ordered

Family

dishevel, dishevelled, dishevelment, dishevels, disheveling, dishevelling

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G