dishevelled
Very untidy, with messy hair or clothes.
dishevelled in a sentence
- After the windy walk, Jack arrived dishevelled, his hair sticking up and his shirt untucked.
- After camping all weekend, the whole family looked dishevelled, with crumpled clothes and tangled hair.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to dishevelled?
- Aneat
- Bsmart
- Ctidy
- Dmessy
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D: messy. The other three mean the opposite of dishevelled.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to dishevelled?
- Aneat
- Bmessy
- Cscruffy
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A: neat. The other three mean nearly the same as dishevelled.
Words that mean something similar
messy, scruffy
Words that mean the opposite
neat, tidy, smart
More words about appearance & looks
- distinct: Clearly different, or easy to see, hear or notice.
- divine: Belonging to a god, or so wonderful that it seems heavenly.
- drab: Dull, plain and without colour.
- elaborate: Full of careful detail, with lots of parts.
- elegant: Graceful and stylish.
- embellish: To add extra details or decoration to make something fancier.
- erect: Standing up straight.
- exquisite: Extremely beautiful and finely made.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test