COLLY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

colly

verb

Definition of colly

chiefly British dialect

as in to mess

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Here’s how to bring flowers from your cutting garden indoors while keeping insects and mess out.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
The only way to mess this up is to not allow yourself the opportunity to touch it again and again and again.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of mess

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But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked? Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed.

— Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.

— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024

Definition of crock

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If the watermarks become a catch-all for any Claude use, from spellchecks to complete rewrites, Anthropic’s solution will likely frustrate users by going further than necessary to label content in ways that could inadvertently muddle provenance.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
That the film can’t see this is a sign of how muddled its politics are, especially in its treatment of the tension between nature and modernity.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of muddle

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Research from the University of Delaware’s Department of Women and Gender Studies found that body image concerns resulting from social pressures are linked to lower self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and disordered eating in young women.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Women with thyroid issues or disordered eating histories should be especially cautious.

— Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Definition of disorder

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Not only were Carlson and Trouba leaning toward departures, but team captain Radko Gudas is an unrestricted free agent, leaving the right side of the Ducks’ defense in flux if not disarray.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
That signing eventually turned a franchise used to disarray to one with legit postseason hopes.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

Definition of disarray

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