untidy B1 Topic:Law & Government US /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ See IPA manual Freq #29716 Meanings 1 adj Not neat; messy and in disorder I have never seen such an untidy bedroom! 2 adj Badly organized or in a confused state His finances were in an untidy state when he died. 3 verb To make something messy or disordered The children untidied the whole living room in minutes. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 verb · to make something messy or... dishevel More disorderlyslovenly ↔ Opposites neattidy Word family Forms untidieruntidiestuntidilyuntidiness Etymology AI details From un- + tidy. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # untidy **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ **Frequency rank:** 29716 ## Meanings 1. Not neat; messy and in disorder 2. Badly organized or in a confused state 3. To make something messy or disordered ## Examples - I have never seen such an untidy bedroom! - His finances were in an untidy state when he died. - The children untidied the whole living room in minutes. ## Synonyms - disorderly - slovenly ## Antonyms - neat - tidy ## Etymology From un- + tidy. ## AI Etymology Untidy is from un- + tidy. The surface analysis is un- + tidy. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean not neat; messy and in disorder, or badly organized or in a confused state. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown