Mess

/mɛs/

Synonyms for "mess" (584 found)

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Closest matches (117)

Noun(22 words)

mess hallmuddle shemozzle balagan ballup batch botches cafeteriachaotic arrangementclassroom disarrayclutter cluttering complicate confusion damagedata scrambledealdesk disorganizationdining groupdining hall

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dining unitdirtiness

all sortsallotment allowance amount arsy-varsiness assemblage assortment baboonbad jobbag barrel batch befoul befuddlement benasty bevue bewildermentbig endbigger halfbind

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bitbitch upbite blemish blot blow blunder board bobble boggle bollixbonehead playbonerboo booboo-boo botch botchery bother botheration breadbroad spectrumbudget bunch bunglebutt inc rationcafeteriacan of wormscarrion chaoschinese puzzlechunk cloud clumpclumsy performancecluster clutch clutter commission commons complex complication concoction confuse confusion conglomeration considerable contaminate contingent copse corrupt corruption count crop crunch cut dally dandruff daze deal decay defile derange destiny destroy difficulty dilemma dine dinettedining cardining halldining roomdining saloon

Verb(2 words)

ball upcreate disarray

Strong matches (175)

Noun(35 words)

dirts the windowdirty disarray disarrays disorderdisorder the plandisordering disorderliness disordersdisorganization in schooldisorganizations disorganizing disrupt disturb dumpster fiddle fix flockgood dealgreat deal

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hatful heap hole interfere jam jumbles jumbling kerfufflekettle of fishlot mackle mar massmeal crewmeddle

dirty disarrange disarrangement disarray discombobulation discomfiture discomposure disconcertion dishevel dislocate disorder disorganization disorganize disorientation disturbance dividend dog dole doodle dose

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embarrassing positionembarrassmentemergency rationsend entertainmentequal shareerror etourderie excrement eyesore farrago fate feed fiascofield rationsfilthfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfix flirt flub fluff flummox flunk flurry fluster flutter fodder fogfool aroundfoozle forage foulfoul matterfoul upfoul-up frenzy fright fuddle fuddlement fumble furfur gallimaufry gangrene gargoyle gaucherie gob gobsgood dealgoof upgordian knotgrass gratify grazegreat dealgroup grouping groupment grovegum uphag half halver harridan hash hassock haze heap heapshell to payhelpinghelter skelterhelter-skelter higgledy-piggledy hobble hodgepodgehot waterhotchpot hotchpotchhow-do-you-dohunkhysteron proteronimbroglio infect interestinterfere withintervene jam jumble junglek rationkettle of fishknot labyrinthlarge amountlashings litter loads lot lotslouse uplump magpie mash mass maze meal meals meander measure meat

Verb(4 words)

dishevellingdisorganize filesdisorganize plansleave in disarray

Adjective(5 words)

disordered deskdisorganized activitydisorganized contentdisorganized materialsgreat disarray

Related words (292)

meddle withmedley meed melange meshmess aroundmess hallmess upmess withmessroom mingle-mangle mint misarrange miscellany miscue mishmash mist mistake mix mix-up

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mixed bagmixture modicum moiety monster monstrosity morass much muckmuck upmucus muddle muddlement muff mull multiplicity mussmuss upnastyno beautynumber obscenityodds and endsoff dayolioolla podridaomnium-gatherum oodles ordure pack parcelparlous straitspart pass pasticcio pastiche pasture patchwork peck percentage perplex perplexity perturbation philander pickle piece pile piles pinch playplay aroundplight pollute portion pot pother potpourri potter power predicamentpretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentproblem profusion proportion provision pucker puddlepull to piecespusputrid matterputter quagmire quandary quantity quantum quicksandquite a littlequota raft raftsrake offrake-off ration rations ravel refection refectory refreshment regale regalement repas repast restaurant rotrube goldberg contraptionruffle ruin rumplerun aroundsad worksaladsalle a mangersalmagundi satisfy sauce scads scarecrow scatter scramble scrapescrew upscrew-up scurf scuz seduce segment shambles share shockshort commonsshuffle sightsleep aroundslew slews slice slime slip sloughsmall amountsmall sharesmorgasbord smut snafusnake pitsnarl snot sordes spate spot spread squeeze stack stacks stake stewsticky wicketstock stook strait straits stumble sully sum sustain swamp sweat swivet table tainttamper withtangletangled skeintarnish teratism thickettidy sumtight spottight squeezetightrope tinker tizzy topsy-turviness topsy-turvydom tousle toy treattricky spottrifle trip trouble tucker tuft tumble turmoilturn upside downtussockugly ducklingunholy messunsettlement untidiness upset wad wads washout webwork welterwhat you willwheels within wheelswhole slewwildernesswine and dinewisp witch wreck wreckage

Verb(1 words)

mess up

Noun(56 words)

messiness mickle mintmost unorganizedmountainmuck pilemuckheap mucklemuddle the recordsmuddles muss musses mussiness mussingnotebook disorganizationorganization failurepassel peckphysical disorderpickle

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pigpens pigsties pigsty pile plenty pot problemquite a littleraftromanian dezordineruin scrambles shambling shit sight slew smudge snafus soilsoil the shirtspate spill spoil stackstate of disorderstate of disorganizationstate of muddlesty tamper tanglestidy sumtousles untidiness upset wad wreck

Determiner(1 words)

no order

Adjective(6 words)

organizational disarrayorganizational disorderramshackle arrangementscattered itemsunstructured setupunsystematic order

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More general

29 entries

action aliment alimentation alter collective condition difficultness difficultydining roomdining-room disarray disorder disorderliness eat facility

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More specific

17 entries

canteen clutter complication confusedining crewdisarray disrupt fiddlemeal teammess hallmixup smear smudge spoil stain tamper

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Collocations

8 entries

big messgreat messhousehold messmess areamess hallmess kitthe messtotal mess

Inflections

3 entries

messed messes messing

Derivations

2 entries

messiness messy

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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It's a complete mess, and it's getting on my nerves.

Source: tatoeba (1727)

The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.

Source: tatoeba (1978)

Who's going to clear up all this mess?

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If we all pull together we should be able to get the country out of the mess it's in.

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