Synonyms for neat
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Clean and orderly
clean, tidy, trim, prim, spruce, natty, dapper, smart, correct, shipshape, methodical, regular, orderly, systematic, spotless, finical, nice, dainty, elegant, well kept, spick-and-span, immaculate, meticulous, trig, chic, well-groomed, exact, precise, proper, neat as a pin, in good order, spruced up, put to right; see also clean 1.
Antonyms unkempt, disordered*, slovenly.
Clever; said of something done
dexterous, deft, skillful, expert, proficient, handy, apt, ready, quick, artful, nimble, agile, adept, speedy, finished, practiced, easy, effortless; see also able 2.
Antonyms awkward*, clumsy, fumbling.
Pure
unadulterated, unmixed, unalloyed; see clear 2, pure 1.
*Nice
pleasing, fine, great; see excellent.
See neat in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
neat 1tidy trim shipshape spick-and-span
These adjectives mean clean and in good order. Neat is the most general: a neat room; neat hair.
Tidy emphasizes precise arrangement and order: “When she saw me come in tidy and well dressed, she even smiled” (Charlotte Brontë).
Trim stresses especially smart appearance: “A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings” (Herman Melville).
Shipshape evokes meticulous order: “We'll try to make this barn a little more shipshape” (Rudyard Kipling).
Spick-and-span suggests the immaculate freshness of something new: “young men in spick-and-span uniforms” (Edith Wharton).
See neat in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
In good order or clean condition:
orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed. (Chiefly British) tight. Idiom: neat as a pin. See clean, orderWell done or executed:
adroit, clean, deft, skillful. See ability, goodNot diluted or mixed with other substances:
full-strength, plain, pure, straight, unblended, undiluted, unmixed. See clean, strong- (Slang)
Particularly excellent:
divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. (Informal) dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. (Slang) cool, groovy, hot, keen1, nifty. Idiom: out of this world. See good
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