untidiness

Disorder in appearance

Untidiness is the state of being messy or disorganized.

It describes spaces where things aren't in their proper places—the untidiness of his desk, the general untidiness of the apartment—or a person's habit of leaving things that way: Her untidiness drove her roommate crazy.

disarray

shambles

State of total disorder

jumble · tangle · disorganization · confusion · disarrangement · scramble · dishevelment · tumble · snarl · entanglement

mess

spills

Accidental liquid escapes

  • stainsDiscolorations on surfaces
  • dirtLoose dry earth
  • grimeIngrained surface dirt

filth · muck · squalor · smudge · crud · gunk · residue · splatter · slop · smear

clutter

hoarding

Excessive accumulation of goods

  • pilesMultiple heaped accumulations
  • stacksVertical arrangements of items
  • jumbleConfused disorderly collection

heap · accumulation · congestion · overcrowding · scatter · rummage · flotsam · jetsam · leftovers · remnants

chaos

pandemonium

State of utter confusion

  • bedlamState of wild disorder
  • mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
  • turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion

havoc · disorder · confusion · tumult · frenzy · upheaval · disruption · whirlwind · maelstrom · riot

Categories
Opposites
order and arrangement

untidinesstidiness

State of being neat

neatness · order · orderliness · organization · methodicalness

cleanliness and care

untidinesscleanness

Freedom from dirt

cleanliness · immaculateness · spotlessness · pristineness · trimness

aesthetic presentation

untidinesselegance

Refined, graceful quality

smartness · trimness · spruceness · sleekness · polish

Family

tidy, untidy, disorderly, tidying, tidiness, tidied, tidily, tidiest, untidier

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G