UNCOMBED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

uncombed

adjective

Definition of uncombed

as in disheveled

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Recent Examples of uncombed The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all. — Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021

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Adjective

But in mid-July, Jackie was found weak, disheveled and unable to fly on the north shore of the lake after a scuffle with two younger eagles.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Graham could sometimes come off as a disheveled mess of a man.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of disheveled

Adjective

As a prime example of grunge-girl hair, era icon Alexa Chung has perfected the balance between rumpled and refined.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
After the meeting, fire officials welcome questions one-on-one in front of large maps of the region, overlaid by the rumpled edges of the fire.

— Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

Definition of rumpled

Adjective

Participants with wet but non-wrinkled fingers required significantly more force to maintain the same hold; their hands were working harder to do less.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of wrinkled

Adjective

Traditional approaches to studying cause-and-effect relationships are often not possible when investigating populations and ecosystems, which are large, complex and messy.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Too many items or mismatched pieces on open shelves and racks can make a room look disorganized and messy.

— Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of messy

Adjective

More has been learned about the chaotic moments leading up to Friday's violent disruption at a Midtown synagogue.

— Allen Devlin, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
In the five years since the chaotic US withdrawal from Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan has become home to one of the world’s worst human rights and humanitarian emergencies.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of chaotic

Adjective

In an interview with SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio on July 28, the mom of seven, 42, discussed her journey with decades of disordered eating, including dieting at a young age.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Studies have found that Black college women, as a group, report greater body satisfaction and lower rates of disordered eating than white women of comparable weight.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of disordered

Adjective

Despite being trained on the glorious quirks of humankind’s creative canon, the models push our ersatz artistic output into a bland, muddled middle ground.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
And while the Fed hasn't budged under Warsh, the market's view about the long end has gotten a lot more muddled lately.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of muddled

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