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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  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 WordNet0.0 / 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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  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 Synonymes0.0 / 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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  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

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "neat":

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

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How to use neat in a sentence?

  1. President Barack Obama:

    We are going to continue to pursue the strategy that has the best chance of working even though it does not offer the satisfaction, I guess, of a neat headline or an immediate resolution.

  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. Rosmah Mansor:

    As a woman and as the wife of a leader, I have to look made up, neat and take care of my appearance. It is also embarrassing for Malaysians when other countries make fun of the sloppy wife of Malaysia's prime minister.

  4. Oregon State coach Scott Rueck:

    I dont think its up for discussion who No. 1 is. Louisville, Stanford, N.C. State, Mississippi State and UCLA rounded out the first 10 teams, which were unchanged from the previous poll. Before this season, South Carolina had never finished the season higher than No. 3. The Gamecocks topped the Top 25 the final 10 weeks of a season cut short before the NCAA Tournament by concerns about spreading the coronavirus pandemic. The AP has always released The AP final poll of the season before the start of the tournament that settles the national championship. Staley said she wasnt sure if The Gamecocks might recognize this achievement next year with a banner or something else since there was no tournament. I want to highlight our year. Only fitting for our seniors, only fitting for our team we put together, she said. Fitting to recognize what was accomplished this year for us. The Ducks, led by star Sabrina Ionescu, were ranked No. 1 for four weeks during the season. Their previous best finish in the poll was sixth two seasons ago. Its really neat. Going into the tournament we had the strongest resume and were playing really, really well, Ducks coach Kelly Graves said. UConns final ranking was its lowest since the team finished eighth in the last poll of the 2005-06 season. UConn had been four or higher every season since. Northwestern, which shared the regular-season Big Ten title, was 11th. Its the best finish for the Wildcats ever, topping their 13th-place ranking in 1990. Its only the sixth time in school history the team was ranked in the final poll. Its been a wild ride, Northwestern coach Joe McKeown said. Weve had so many people enjoy watching the program this year and see it grow. Im sad we didnt get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament, but we have a great young group. CONFERENCE DOMINANCE The Pac-12 has been the top conference in the poll all season and finished with three teams in the first 10 and six in the Top 25. I feel like we have been doing that for a while now. I think back to four years ago, I think the conference statistically might have been a little stronger throughout that year, 2017.

  5. PRP PN Prabhur Nepalese:

    MOTHER EARTH ! I love you, I respect you and I am respectfully thankful to you because you've provided one of the most precious protection to me. I Love Earth. I Respect Earth. I Want Pollution Free Earth. Do You ? Let's try to make our Mother Earth to became healthy and neat and clean like our Face. On Account Of Nature Doesn't Need People. People Need Nature. ... Thank you ! PRP PN Prabhur Nepalese


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