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Antonyms for sloppy
ˈslɒp islop·py

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  1. sloppyadjective

    lacking neatness or order

    "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"

    Antonyms:
    dry, unemotional, tidy, tight, careful

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

  2. sloppyadjective

    wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material

    "a sloppy floor"; "a sloppy saucer"

    Antonyms:
    unemotional, tidy, dry, tight, careful

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

  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"

    Antonyms:
    dry, tight, unemotional, tidy, careful

    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

  4. baggy, loose-fitting, sloppyadjective

    not fitting closely; hanging loosely

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

    Antonyms:
    tight, careful, dry, unemotional, tidy

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

  5. overemotional, sloppyadjective

    excessively or abnormally emotional

    Antonyms:
    careful, tight, dry, tidy, unemotional

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

  6. haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppyadjective

    marked by great carelessness

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

    Antonyms:
    dry, careful, tight, tidy, unemotional

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

How to use sloppy in a sentence?

  1. Dan Backer:

    This is exactly the scenario that they said would occur, they were so brazen about it yet so sloppy.

  2. Aaron Whitehead:

    Some of the outrageous events surrounding this sloppy process certainly do not typify the level of quality that Texans expect from our judicial system, ken Paxton, like all Americans, deserves to have his say in a court of law, rather than be judged in a court of public opinion that is presided over by liberal interest groups.

  3. Nina Rees:

    I don't think they fully considered the ramifications of the language they proposed. It's pretty sloppy.

  4. Russell Henley:

    A little bit sloppy on the back nine but made the par saves I needed to make to put pressure on Hideki. He just played incredible golf today, i wish I could have put some more pressure on him. Tough to beat 3-wood to 2 feet on 18.

  5. 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.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2507dry
#3986tight
#5469careful
#18848tidy
#22327sloppy
#143480unemotional

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