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unkempt

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore U words

untidy or not properly maintained

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Unkempt in a sentence

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After weeks in the wilderness, the hikers looked weary and unkempt.

Synonyms
disheveledmessyslovenly
Antonyms
tidygroomedneat
Common questions

Questions about “unkempt

Unkempt (adjective) means untidy or not properly maintained
Here is unkempt used in an example sentence: "After weeks in the wilderness, the hikers looked weary and unkempt."
Common synonyms for unkempt include disheveled, messy, slovenly.
Antonyms of unkempt include tidy, groomed, neat.
Unkempt is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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