Antonyms for sloppinessslop·pi·ness

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1. • Inattentiveness
   • Untidiness
   • Wetness

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1. wateriness, muddiness, sloppinessnoun

   the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

   "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"

   Synonyms:
   disarray, wateriness, soupiness, mushiness, mental confusion, mawkishness, carelessness, murkiness, drippiness, confusion, cloudiness, unkemptness, sentimentality, slovenliness, confusedness, muddiness

2. sloppiness, slovenliness, unkemptnessnoun

   a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

   Synonyms:
   slovenliness, soupiness, muddiness, sentimentality, unkemptness, mawkishness, wateriness, carelessness, mushiness, drippiness

3. carelessness, sloppinessnoun

   the quality of not being careful or taking pains

   Synonyms:
   slovenliness, soupiness, unkemptness, neglect, sentimentality, muddiness, nonperformance, mawkishness, wateriness, carelessness, mushiness, drippiness, negligence

4. mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppinessnoun

   falsely emotional in a maudlin way

   Synonyms:
   slovenliness, soupiness, muddiness, unkemptness, wateriness, sentimentality, creaminess, mawkishness, pulpiness, mushiness, drippiness, carelessness, bathos

How to use sloppiness in a sentence?

1. William Safire:

   Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy I don't know and I don't care.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the regulatory community in the UK, i did not mean to apply any sloppiness (to the UK regulatory process), even though it came out that way.

3. Douglas Jones:

   They tend to be reporting sloppiness that's quite real. But it doesn't amount to a systematic deal. It amounts to people under high pressure, trying to get things done quickly and making mistakes.

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