mess
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Synonyms for mess
untidiness
difficulty
Synonyms
- difficulty
- dilemma
- plight
- spot
- hole
- fix
- jam
- hot water
- stew
- mix-up
- muddle
- pickle
- uphill
- predicament
- deep water
- perplexity
- tight spot
- imbroglio
- fine kettle of fish
mess about or around: potter about
mess about or around: meddle
mess something up: botch
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for mess
a group of things gathered haphazardly
a lack of order or regular arrangement
an unsightly object
to put (the hair or clothes) into a state of disarray
mess around: to waste time by engaging in aimless activity
Synonyms
mess around: to be sexually unfaithful to another
mess up: to harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess
mess up: to put out of proper order
mess up: to be rough or brutal with
Synonyms
- knock about
- manhandle
- rough
- slap around
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Synonyms for mess
a state of confusion and disorderliness
Related Words
informal terms for a difficult situation
Related Words
soft semiliquid food
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
eat in a mess hall
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