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Synonyms for sloppy
ˈslɒp islop·py

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  1. sloppyadjective

    lacking neatness or order

    "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"

    Synonyms:
    miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, haphazard, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

    Antonyms:
    dry, unemotional, tidy, tight, careful

  2. sloppyadjective

    wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material

    "a sloppy floor"; "a sloppy saucer"

    Synonyms:
    miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, haphazard, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

    Antonyms:
    unemotional, tidy, dry, tight, careful

  3. boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterloggedadjective

    (of soil) soft and watery

    "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"

    Synonyms:
    dingy, miry, waterlogged, spongy, squishy, pulpy, murky, mucky, loose-fitting, haphazard, baggy, sloughy, torpid, inert, dirty, turbid, mirky, doughy, spongelike, marshy, sluggish, cloudy, swampy, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy, muddied

    Antonyms:
    dry, tight, unemotional, tidy, careful

  4. baggy, loose-fitting, sloppyadjective

    not fitting closely; hanging loosely

    "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

    Synonyms:
    miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, haphazard, baggy, sloughy, marshy, swampy, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

    Antonyms:
    tight, careful, dry, unemotional, tidy

  5. overemotional, sloppyadjective

    excessively or abnormally emotional

    Synonyms:
    miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, haphazard, slapdash, squashy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, soggy, boggy, muddy

    Antonyms:
    careful, tight, dry, tidy, unemotional

  6. haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppyadjective

    marked by great carelessness

    "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

    Synonyms:
    miry, waterlogged, mucky, loose-fitting, baggy, sloughy, swampy, marshy, squashy, hit-or-miss, haphazard, slapdash, soggy, slipshod, quaggy, overemotional, boggy, muddy

    Antonyms:
    dry, careful, tight, tidy, unemotional

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. soggy

    the thick, soggy mass of fallen leaves

    Submitted by Cindrella on August 26, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sloppyadjective

    Synonyms:
    plashy, splashy, muddy, SLABBY

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#194281slipshod
#279591miry

How to use sloppy in a sentence?

  1. Brian Pow:

    I think it's going to be very earnings-driven, it's a sloppy market because it's summer time. But yes, people will be focusing on some of the bigger names to see how they perform.

  2. John Giedraitis:

    I just assumed it was a parks employee that got a little sloppy, i didn't give it a second thought.

  3. Steve Warren:

    This is sloppy military work, this is the reckless and irresponsible, imprecise and frankly uncaring approach to operations in Syria that the Russians have taken on.

  4. Bailey Davis:

    They tell us that we’re celebrities and to present ourselves well, but then they throw us out there with these drunk fans, you have to take pictures with anyone who asks. You ca n’t refuse a picture with anyone. If there’s a sloppy drunk who you know just wants to put his hands on you, you just have to deal with it and do it.

  5. Judge Schroeder:

    The price paid for having a free press is a lot of irresponsible and sloppy journalism.


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