Synonyms for neat
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1. neat

   That which is clean is simply free from soil or defilement of any kind. Things are orderly when in due relation to other things; a room or desk is orderly when every article is in place; a person is orderly who habitually keeps things so. Tidy denotes that which conforms to propriety in general; an unlaced shoe may be perfectly clean, but is not tidy. Neat refers to that which is clean and tidy with nothing superfluous, conspicuous, or showy, as when we speak of plain but neat attire; the same idea of freedom from the superfluous appears in the phrases "a neat speech," "a neat turn," "a neat reply," etc. A clean cut has no ragged edges; a neat stroke just does what is intended. Nice is stronger than neat, implying value and beauty; a cheap, coarse dress may be perfectly neat, but would not be termed nice. Spruce is applied to the show and affectation of neatness with a touch of smartness, and is always a term of mild contempt; as, a spruce serving man. Trim denotes a certain shapely and elegant firmness, often with suppleness and grace; as, a trim suit; a trim figure. Prim applies to a precise, formal, affected nicety. Dapper is spruce with the suggestion of smallness and slightness; natty, a diminutive of neat, suggests minute elegance, with a tendency toward the exquisite; as, a dapper little fellow in a natty business suit.

   Synonyms:
   clean, cleanly, dapper, natty, nice, orderly, prim, spruce, tidy, trim

   Antonyms:
   dirty, disorderly, dowdy, negligent, rough, rude, slouchy, slovenly, soiled, uncared for, unkempt, untidy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neat, orderlyadjective

   clean or organized

   "her neat dress"; "a neat room"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, clean, nifty, swell, orderly, keen, tasteful, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, great, bully, dandy, peachy

   Antonyms:
   diluted, untidy, bad, dilute, inelegant, maladroit

2. neatadjective

   showing care in execution

   "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, clean, nifty, swell, orderly, keen, tasteful, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, great, bully, dandy, peachy

   Antonyms:
   dilute, untidy, diluted, maladroit, inelegant, bad

3. neat, refined, tastefuladjective

   free from what is tawdry or unbecoming

   "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"

   Synonyms:
   urbane, slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, clean, svelte, nifty, swell, graceful, orderly, keen, tasteful, processed, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), elegant, corking, groovy, polished, refined, great, bully, dandy, peachy

   Antonyms:
   maladroit, diluted, untidy, dilute, bad, inelegant

4. clean, neatadjective

   free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

   "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"

   Synonyms:
   uninfected, straight, nifty, not bad(p), tasteful, dandy, clean-living, sportsmanlike, full-strength, uncontaminating, white, smashing, unclouded, bully, clean, slap-up, light, clear, keen, sporty, fresh, orderly, refined, corking, groovy, fair, unobjectionable, blank, swell, sporting, cracking, great, peachy, bang-up

   Antonyms:
   dilute, untidy, bad, diluted, inelegant, maladroit

5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingadjective

   very good

   "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

   Antonyms:
   dilute, diluted, untidy, inelegant, maladroit, bad

6. neat, straight, full-strengthadjective

   without water

   "took his whiskey neat"

   Synonyms:
   unbent, slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, square(a), clean, nifty, swell, true, orderly, keen, consecutive, tasteful, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, square, uncoiled, unbowed, great, bully, dandy, peachy, straightforward

   Antonyms:
   untidy, dilute, bad, inelegant, maladroit, diluted

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1. scrawled

   neat because when you scrawled on a paper you used messy hand writing. there for the opposite word is neat

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neatadjective

   Synonyms:
   clean, cleanly, unsoiled, tidy, spotless, unsullied, immaculate, unstained, pure

2. neatadjective

   Synonyms:
   nice, spruce, trim

3. neatadjective

   Synonyms:
   chaste, simple, in good taste

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1. neatadjective

   Synonyms:
   tidy, orderly, trim, clean, cleanly, tasteful, trim, finished, artistic, nice, excellent, adroit, dainty, spruce, dapper, natty

   Antonyms:
   dowdy, slovenly, slatternly, untidy, tawdry, gaudy, frowzy, disorderly, unkempt

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1. List of paraphrases for "neat":

   sec, nice, pure, owl, cool, super, dry

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1. Nick Rodgers:

   Even though things were different, the thought process is the same, it was neat to tie our two hardships together ; it’s something that I ’ll never forget.

2. David Payne:

   The year of the outside candidate is a neat, tidy package put out by the media to a certain extent, but it’s only part of the story. Look at all of the insiders who are picking up 60 percent of the vote.

3. Amit Etkin:

   The neat part about it … is the data are out there, it’s just about asking the questions, not coming up with a fancy new tool, simply asking the question, and when you do, very interesting, surprising things come up.

4. Henry Louis Mencken:

   There is always an easy solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong.

5. Stephanie Steinhorst:

   It doesn't end in a neat signature and the laying down of arms.