unkemptness
State of disarray
Unkemptness is the state of being messy, disheveled, or poorly maintained.
It applies to hair that hasn't been combed, clothes that are wrinkled or stained, or spaces left in disarray: The unkemptness of his apartment suggested he'd given up on domestic life.
The word carries a mild judgment—not filthy, but neglected.
Untidy collection of items
- disarrayLack of order
- dishevelmentDisordered, messy appearance
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
mess · chaos · disorganization · muddle · shambles · untidiness · rumple · muss
Untidy in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- unbuttonedFreed from fasteners
- untuckedNot secured inside
wrinkled · loose · slouchy · unfussy · unpressed · unpolished · informal · relaxed
Not domesticated
- unrulyDifficult to control
- stragglyUntidily spread out
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- mattedTangled into clumps
bushy · shaggy · tousled · windswept · feral · overgrown · scraggly · bristly
State of ruin
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
abandonment · degradation · deterioration · ruin · squalor · dereliction · tattiness · seediness
clutter
Untidy collection of items
- disarrayLack of order
- dishevelmentDisordered, messy appearance
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
jumble · mess · chaos · disorganization · muddle · shambles · untidiness · rumple · muss · scramble
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- unbuttonedFreed from fasteners
untucked · wrinkled · loose · slouchy · unfussy · unpressed · unpolished · informal · relaxed · careless
untamed
Not domesticated
matted · bushy · shaggy · tousled · windswept · feral · overgrown · scraggly · bristly · ropy
dilapidation
State of ruin
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- shabbinessWorn, neglected condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
overgrown · abandonment · degradation · deterioration · ruin · squalor · dereliction · tattiness · seediness · dinginess
- sloppinessmessiness, untidiness, dishevelment, slovenliness, scruffiness
- disorderchaos, chaotic, disarray, mess, disordered
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- neglectneglect, neglected, abandonment, carelessness, disregard
- uglinessugliness, unattractiveness, unsightliness, hideousness, homeliness
unkemptnesstidiness
State of being neat
neatness · grooming · sleekness · immaculateness · spruceness
unkemptnesstidiness
State of being neat
neatness · orderliness · trimness · organization · meticulousness