Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "unkempt" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived From

kempt

Etymologically Related To

kemb unkembed unkemmed

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

disorderly schlubby unclean

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Clothing Hair Other personal grooming distressed faded frizzy frowzled knotted matted motheaten ragged raggy scraggly shagged shaggy tattered tatty threadbare tousle-haired tousle-headed tousled unbrushed uncombed ungroomed untrimmed unwashed

Related Terms

nitty ramshackle unfashionable untidy person

Related Terms

dishevelled disorderly messy rough uncombed unpolished untidy

Similar Terms

uncombed uncombed untidy untidy

Synonym Network

dishevelled slovenly untidy

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.