slovenly
Lacking all tidiness
Slovenly describes a person or thing that is messy, untidy, or careless about appearance and habits.
A slovenly room has clothes strewn about and dishes piling up.
A slovenly dresser wears wrinkled, stained, or mismatched clothing.
The word suggests not just disorder but indifference to it—a failure to maintain standards of neatness or care.
Untidy in appearance
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- messyLacking order or neatness
bedraggled · rumpled · tousled · frowzy · ragged · sloppy · grungy · grubby
Careless and untidy
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- slipshodCareless and hasty
- negligentFailing in due care
remiss · slack · lax · lackadaisical · perfunctory · disorganized · chaotic · cluttered
Extremely dirty and neglected
unkempt · disordered · pigsty · unsanitary · unswept · dusty · ramshackle · rundown
Lacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
thoughtless · heedless · inattentive · lazy · indolent · idle · listless · unbothered
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- shabbyWorn and neglected
messy · bedraggled · rumpled · tousled · frowzy · ragged · sloppy · grungy · grubby · wrinkled
sloppy
Careless and untidy
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- slipshodCareless and hasty
negligent · remiss · slack · lax · lackadaisical · perfunctory · disorganized · chaotic · cluttered · jumbled
squalid
Extremely dirty and neglected
cluttered · unkempt · disordered · pigsty · unsanitary · unswept · dusty · ramshackle · rundown · neglected
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
unmindful · thoughtless · heedless · inattentive · lazy · indolent · idle · listless · unbothered
- unstylishnessunstylish, unfashionable, tastelessness, dowdiness, frumpiness
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- disorderchaos, chaotic, disarray, mess, disordered
slovenlyneat
Orderly, or undiluted
dapper · well-groomed · tidy · smart · spruce
slovenlymeticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
tidy · neat · orderly · organized · methodical