What does disheveled mean antonym?

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What does disheveled mean antonym?

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answered Apr 8, 2022 by Chambliss (46,100 points)
Disheveled means to be untidy or unkempt and an antonym for disheveled is clean, neat or ordered.

Synonyms of disheveled are.

Bedraggled.
Messy.
Rumpled.
Dirty.
Disarranged.
Disarrayed.
Disordered.
Ruffled.

A disheveled person is a person who is messy, unkempt or untidy.

For example a person who has not combed their hair, taken a shower, or changed their clothes in a month or week could be considered to be a disheveled person.

Disheveled comes from Middle English discheveled, meaning "bareheaded" or "with disordered hair."

That word is partially based on Anglo-French deschevelé, a combination of the prefix des- ("dis-") and chevoil ("hair").

In English, disheveled describes things other than hair that have a messy or untidy appearance.

Some ways to use disheveled in a sentence are.

His bleached hair was disheveled , his eyes squinting at the hall light.

Her eyes were red, her red hair wet and disheveled , and she wore a flannel bathrobe and was barefoot.

He looked as tired as she felt, his hair disheveled and dark circles beneath his blazing golden eyes.

Some synonyms of disheveled include.

Bedraggled.
Messy.
Rumpled.
Dirty.
Disarranged.
Disarrayed.
Disordered.
Ruffled.

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