neat
The word “neat” has 1 syllable: neat
It's pronounced as /niːt/
What is synonym and antonym for neat?
In the thesaurus, “neat” has 231 synonyms and 104 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for neat along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for neat
- A-OK
- A1
- OK
- able
- absolute
- acceptable
- accurate
- adept
- adequate
- adroit
- agile
- all right
- antiseptic
- apple-pie order
- apt
- artful
- awesome
- bandbox
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- better
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonnie
- bonny
- boss
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- chic
- choice
- clarified
- classic
- classical
- clean
- clocklike
- concentrated
- cool
- corking
- correct
- crackerjack
- cracking
- crisp
- dainty
- dandy
- dapper
- decent
- deft
- detailed
- dexterous
- divine
- dope
- down
- dynamite
- efficient
- effortless
- elegant
- exact
- excellent
- exceptional
- expert
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fancy
- fantabulous
- fantastic
- fastidious
- filtered
- fine
- finical
- finicky
- finished
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- fresh
- frontline
- full-bodied
- gangbuster
- gangbusters
- gilt-edge
- gilt-edged
- gone
- good
- graceful
- grand
- great
- groomed
- groovy
- handy
- heavenly
- high-class
- high-grade
- high-test
- hot
- hype
- immaculate
- immense
- in good order
- in good shape
- jim-dandy
- keen
- kempt
- lovely
- marvellous
- marvelous
- mean
- methodic
- methodical
- natty
- neat as a pin
- nice
- nifty
- nimble
- noble
- number one
- numero uno
- okay
- ordered
- orderly
- organized
- out of this world
- out-of-sight
- par excellence
- passable
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat
- picked up
- plain
- precise
- premium
- prim
- prime
- primo
- prize
- prizewinning
- proficient
- proper
- pure
- purified
- quality
- quick
- radical
- rakish
- ready
- refined
- regular
- regularized
- rendered
- righteous
- satisfactory
- saucy
- select
- sensational
- shipshape
- skillful
- sleek
- slick
- smart
- smug
- snug
- special
- specific
- speedy
- spic-and-span
- spick-and-span
- spiffy
- splendid
- spotless
- spruce
- standard
- standardized
- stellar
- sterling
- straight
- streamlined
- strong
- structured
- stylish
- superb
- superfine
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- systematic
- systematized
- taintless
- taut
- terrific
- tidied
- tidy
- tip-top
- tolerable
- too much
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping
- traditional
- tried
- trig
- trim
- turned out
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- uncluttered
- uncombined
- uncontaminated
- uncorrupted
- undefiled
- undiluted
- unmixed
- unpolluted
- unsurpassed
- untainted
- well-groomed
- well-judged
- well-kept
- wizard
- wonderful
Antonyms for neat
- adulterated
- alloyed
- amalgamated
- atrocious
- awful
- awkward
- bad
- befouled
- besmirched
- blended
- careless
- chaotic
- cheapened
- coalesced
- combined
- commingled
- compounded
- conjoined
- contaminated
- corrupted
- debased
- defiled
- diluted
- dirty
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- disordered
- disorderly
- disorganized
- doctored
- dowdy
- execrable
- filthy
- foul
- fouled
- frowsy
- frowzy
- fused
- haphazard
- hit-or-miss
- immethodical
- impure
- incorporated
- inept
- inferior
- intermingled
- intermixed
- irregular
- joined
- linked
- lousy
- low-grade
- mediocre
- merged
- messy
- middling
- mingled
- mixed
- mussed
- mussy
- nasty
- nonsystematic
- pathetic
- patternless
- planless
- polluted
- poor
- rotten
- rough
- rumpled
- scruffy
- second-class
- second-rate
- seedy
- shabby
- shambolic
- slipshod
- sloppy
- sloven
- slovenly
- soiled
- sordid
- spoiled
- squalid
- substandard
- sullied
- systemless
- tainted
- terrible
- tousled
- tumbled
- unclarified
- unfashionable
- unhandy
- united
- unkempt
- unordered
- unpracticed
- unsatisfactory
- unsystematic
- untidy
- vile
- watered-down
- wretched
Meanings of neat
- noun
- An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
- A bull or cow.
- Cattle collectively.
- adjective
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- With all deductions or allowances made; net.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- Good, excellent, desirable.
Example Sentences
- She always keeps her desk incredibly neat and organized.
- The artist's sketches were incredibly neat and precise.
- He was impressed by the neat handwriting in the letter he received.
- The students were asked to write their answers in neat and legible handwriting.
- The tailor did a neat job of hemming the pants, leaving no visible stitches.
On this page you'll find 335 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to neat, such as: A-OK, A1, OK, able, absolute, acceptable, accurate.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
A1
- 24-carat
- A-OK
- OK
- acceptable
- ace
- adequate
- all right
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- best
- better
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonnie
- bonny
- boss
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- choicest
- classic
- classical
- cool
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- decent
- divine
- dope
- down
- dynamite
- excellent
- exceptional
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fancy
- fantabulous
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- flawless
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbuster
- gangbusters
- gilt-edge
- gilt-edged
- gone
- good
- grand
- great
- greatest
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- high-grade
- high-test
- highest
- hot
- hype
- ideal
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvellous
- marvelous
- matchless
- maximum
- mean
- most advantageous
- most favorable
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- numero uno
- okay
- optimal
- out of this world
- out-of-sight
- par excellence
- passable
- peachy
- peachy keen
- peak
- peerless
- perfect
- phat
- premium
- prime
- primo
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical
- righteous
- satisfactory
- select
- sensational
- slick
- solid-gold
- special
- splendid
- standard
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superfine
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- tolerable
- too much
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping
- traditional
- unsurpassed
- wizard
- wonderful
- world-class
ABCs
- ABCs
- Bible
- abecedarian
- accessory
- accidence
- account
- acknowledgment
- affidavit
- affirmation
- allegation
- alphabet
- amount
- annal
- announcement
- article
- articulation
- aside
- asseveration
- assurance
- authority
- averment
- avowal
- axiom
- background
- bare bones
- basal
- base
- basic
- basics
- basis
- beacon
- bed
- bedrock
- beginning
- beginnings
- belief
- bellwether
- blow-by-blow
- body
- bottom
- bottom line
- brass tacks
- brief
- bulletin
- burden
- canon
- cap
- capital
- case
- catalog
- center
- chapter and verse
- character
- characterization
- characters
- charge
- chronicle
- circumstance
- circumstantiality
- clear
- clue
- coal-and-ice
- comment
- communication
- compendium
- component
- condition
- confession
- constituent
- core
- cornerstone
- corpus
- count
- crux
- cue
- declaration
- definition
- delineation
- depiction
- description
- design
- detail
- dictum
- directory
- doctrine
- dogma
- dope
- drift
- duck soup
- easy
- effect
- ejaculation
- element
- elemental
- elements
- enchiridion
- essence
- essential
- essentiality
- essentials
- explanation
- explication
- facile
- fact
- factor
- facts of life
- faith
- feature
- fine point
- fingerprint
- fire and ice
- first principles
- first steps
- focus
- foot
- footing
- foundation
- foundational
- fraction
- fundamental
- fundamentals
- fundaments
- general meaning
- gist
- gospel
- grammar
- graphic representation
- gravamen
- groceries
- ground
- groundwork
- guidebook
- guiding light
- guts
- handbook
- heart
- hieroglyphs
- history
- hot lead
- ideograph
- import
- information
- infrastructure
- initial
- innards
- introductory
- item
- justification
- kernel
- key
- keystone
- know
- landmark
- law
- linguistics
- lodestar
- lowdown
- majuscule
- make
- manifesto
- manual
- mark
- marker
- marrow
- mass
- matter
- meat
- meat and potatoes
- mention
- minor point
- minuscule
- minutia
- monograph
- morphemes
- morphology
- must
- name of the game
- narration
- narrative
- nicety
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- nuts and bolts
- observation
- origin
- original
- part
- part and parcel
- particular
- peculiarity
- philosophy
- phonemes
- pictograph
- picture
- pith
- plain
- plan
- play by play
- point
- pointer
- portion
- portraiture
- portrayal
- precept
- precondition
- prefatory
- preliminaries
- preliminary
- preparation
- prerequisite
- presentation
- presentment
- primary
- primitive
- primo
- principium
- principle
- principles
- proclamation
- profession
- prop
- protestation
- purport
- quintessence
- rationale
- reason
- recital
- recitation
- record
- recountal
- rehearsal
- relation
- remark
- report
- representation
- requirement
- requisite
- respect
- rock bottom
- root
- rudiment
- rudimentary
- rudiments
- rule
- run down
- rundown
- rune
- schedule
- scoop
- score
- sense
- sentence structure
- setup
- sign
- signal
- significance
- signpost
- signs
- simplest
- simplex
- simplified
- sine qua non
- singularity
- sketch
- small letter
- soul
- speciality
- specialty
- specific
- specification
- standard
- staple
- statement
- stay
- story
- straightforward
- stratification
- strength
- structure
- stuff
- subject
- substance
- substratal
- substratum
- substructure
- sum total
- summarization
- summary
- support
- syllabary
- symbols
- syntax
- tab
- tagmemics
- take
- tale
- technicality
- telltale
- tenet
- tenor
- testimony
- the book
- the numbers
- the picture
- the whole picture
- theme
- theorem
- thing
- thrust
- tip-off
- trait
- trivia
- triviality
- type
- uncial
- uncomplex
- uncomplicated
- underlying
- underpinning
- understructure
- upshot
- utterance
- vade mecum
- ventilation
- verbalization
- version
- vignette
- virtuality
- vital part
- vocalization
- voice
- way of it
- whole story
- word
- writeup
- yarn
ably
- adeptly
- adroitly
- aptly
- artfully
- capably
- cleanly
- cleverly
- competently
- consummately
- deftly
- dexterously
- easily
- expertly
- facilely
- fluently
- handily
- masterfully
- masterly
- neatly
- nimbly
- proficiently
- skillfully
- well
absolute
- absolutist
- accurate
- actual
- airtight
- all-out
- all-powerful
- almighty
- antidemocratic
- antirepublican
- arbitrary
- arrant
- authentic
- authoritarian
- autocratic
- autocratical
- autonomous
- blank
- blooming
- bodacious
- bulletproof
- categoric
- categorical
- certain
- clarified
- classic
- clean
- clear
- cogent
- compelling
- complete
- completed
- concentrated
- conclusive
- confirmed
- constant
- consummate
- convincing
- correct
- crashing
- czarist
- damn
- damned
- dandy
- dead
- deadly
- decided
- deciding
- decisive
- definite
- definitive
- despotic
- determinate
- determinative
- dictatorial
- dispositive
- domineering
- downright
- dreadful
- endless
- entire
- eternal
- exact
- excellent
- exceptional
- expert
- extraordinary
- extreme
- fabulous
- factual
- fair
- fancy
- faultless
- filtered
- fine
- finished
- first-class
- first-rate
- fixed
- flat
- flat out
- flat-out
- flawless
- free
- fresh
- frightful
- full
- full-bodied
- genuine
- grand
- great
- habitual
- hands-down
- high-grade
- high-handed
- hopeless
- horrible
- huge
- ideal
- immaculate
- impeccable
- imperious
- inarguable
- incontestable
- incontrovertible
- indefectible
- indisputable
- indubitable
- inerrant
- infallible
- infinite
- intact
- inveterate
- irrefutable
- irreproachable
- jackbooted
- last
- letter-perfect
- magisterial
- main
- marvellous
- marvelous
- masterful
- masterly
- mint
- monocratic
- neat
- no catch
- no fine print
- no holds barred
- no ifs ands or buts
- no joke
- no strings attached
- omnipotent
- oppressive
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- perfected
- perpetual
- persuasive
- picture-book
- picture-perfect
- plain
- plenary
- plumb
- polished
- positive
- precise
- preeminent
- prime
- profound
- pure
- purified
- rank
- real
- refined
- regular
- rendered
- seamless
- self-governing
- self-ruling
- sheer
- simple
- sovereign
- sovran
- special
- stark
- stone
- straight
- straight out
- straight-out
- strong
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supreme
- sure
- surpassing
- taintless
- telling
- terrible
- terrific
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- top
- top-notch
- total
- totalitarian
- tried
- tsarist
- tyrannic
- tyrannical
- tyrannous
- tzarist
- ultimate
- unabridged
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unambiguous
- unanswerable
- unblemished
- unbruised
- unchallenged
- uncombined
- unconditional
- uncontaminated
- uncontested
- uncorrupted
- undamaged
- undebatable
- undefiled
- undeniable
- undiluted
- undisputable
- undisputed
- undying
- unequivocal
- unerring
- unfailing
- unflawed
- unimpaired
- uninjured
- unlimited
- unmarred
- unmitigated
- unmixed
- unpolluted
- unqualified
- unquestionable
- unremitting
- unrestricted
- unspoiled
- unsurpassed
- untainted
- untarnished
- utter
- veritable
- very
- whole
acceptably
- OK
- abundantly
- adequately
- admirably
- admissibly
- agreeably
- all right
- alright
- amiably
- amply
- appropriately
- aptly
- attractively
- averagely
- barely
- beautifully
- becomingly
- befittingly
- bountifully
- capably
- capaciously
- charmingly
- commensurately
- competently
- completely
- congruously
- copiously
- correctly
- creditably
- decently
- decorously
- desirably
- distinctively
- effectively
- effectually
- efficiently
- enjoyably
- enough
- excellently
- extensively
- fairly
- fairly well
- felicitously
- fine
- finely
- fittingly
- generously
- good
- graciously
- gratifyingly
- greatly
- happily
- lavishly
- liberally
- meetly
- middlingly
- moderately
- modestly
- neatly
- nicely
- okay
- passably
- perfectly
- pleasantly
- pleasantly enough
- pleasingly
- pleasurably
- plenteously
- plentifully
- presentably
- profusely
- properly
- proportionately
- rather
- reasonably
- respectably
- richly
- rightly
- satisfactorily
- satisfyingly
- seemly
- serviceably
- so-so
- substantially
- sufficiently
- suitably
- thoroughly
- tidily
- to an acceptable degree
- tolerably
- triumphantly
- unobjectionably
- well
- well enough
- winningly