" messed "

1: lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness;

  * e.g., " ... came home to find a messed basement with his tools scattered about "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chaotic,

•  cluttered,

•  confused,

•  disarranged,

•  disarrayed,

•  disheveled,

•  disordered,

•  disorderly,

•  higgledy-piggledy,

•  hugger-mugger,

•  jumbled,

•  littered,

•  messy,

•  muddled,

•  mussed,

•  mussy,

•  pell-mell,

•  rumpled,

•  sloppy,

•  topsy-turvy,

•  tousled,

•  tumbled,

•  unkempt,

•  untidy,

•  upside-down

•  Antonyms : 

•  bandbox,

•  crisp,

•  kempt,

•  neat,

•  neatened,

•  ordered,

•  orderly,

•  organized,

•  shipshape,

•  snug,

•  tidied,

•  tidy,

•  trim,

•  uncluttered,

•  well-ordered

1: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;

  * e.g., " ... please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate "

•  Synonyms : 

•  butted in,

•  interfered,

•  interloped,

•  intermeddled,

•  intruded,

•  meddled,

•  mucked (about or around),

•  nosed,

•  obtruded,

•  poked,

•  pried,

•  snooped

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern;

  * e.g., " ... please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate "

•  Synonyms : 

•  butt in,

•  interfere,

•  interlope,

•  intermeddle,

•  intrude,

•  meddle,

•  muck (about or around),

•  nose,

•  obtrude,

•  poke,

•  pry,

•  snoop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way;

  * e.g., " ... messed up the drawing and had to start over "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow,

•  bobble,

•  boggle,

•  bollix (up),

•  boot,

•  botch,

•  bugger (up),

•  bumble,

•  bungle,

•  butcher,

•  dub,

•  flub,

•  fluff,

•  foozle,

•  foul up,

•  fumble,

•  goof (up),

•  louse up,

•  mangle,

•  muck up,

•  muff,

•  murder,

•  screw up

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrange,

•  array,

•  dispose,

•  draw up,

•  marshal,

•  order,

•  organize,

•  range,

•  regulate,

•  straighten (up),

•  tidy

2: to undo the proper order or arrangement of;

  * e.g., " ... a nap had messed up her hair and she looked a sight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  confuse,

•  derange,

•  disarrange,

•  disarray,

•  discompose,

•  dishevel,

•  disjoint,

•  dislocate,

•  disorder,

•  disorganize,

•  disrupt,

•  disturb,

•  hash,

•  jumble,

•  mix (up),

•  muddle,

•  muss,

•  rumple,

•  scramble,

•  shuffle,

•  tousle,

•  tumble,

•  upset

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to make a mistake;

  * e.g., " ... if anyone messes up even once while we're recording, we have to start all over again "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blunder,

•  boob,

•  err,

•  flub,

•  fluff,

•  foul up,

•  fumble,

•  goof (up),

•  louse up,

•  screw up,

•  slip up,

•  stumble,

•  trip

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously;

  * e.g., " ... please don't mess with the buttons on the camera "

•  Synonyms : 

•  diddle (with),

•  fiddle (with),

•  fool (with),

•  monkey (with),

•  play (with),

•  tamper (with),

•  tinker (with),

•  toy (with),

•  twiddle (with)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... spent the vacation day just messing around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodled,

•  fiddled (around),

•  fooled around,

•  fribbled,

•  goofed (around),

•  hung about,

•  kicked around,

•  monkeyed (around),

•  played,

•  pottered (around),

•  puttered (around),

•  trifled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun;

  * e.g., " ... a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coquetted,

•  dallied,

•  flirted,

•  frivoled,

•  toyed,

•  trifled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to come or be together as friends;

  * e.g., " ... if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  associated,

•  chummed,

•  companied,

•  consociated,

•  consorted,

•  fraternized,

•  hobnobbed,

•  hooked up,

•  hung (around or out),

•  palled (around),

•  ran,

•  sorted,

•  traveled

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to inflict physical or emotional harm upon;

  * e.g., " ... her no-good boyfriend has been messing her over for years "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abused,

•  brutalized,

•  bullied,

•  ill-treated,

•  ill-used,

•  kicked around,

•  maltreated,

•  manhandled,

•  mishandled,

•  mistreated,

•  misused

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to spend time in aimless activity;

  * e.g., " ... spent the vacation day just messing around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  doodle,

•  fiddle (around),

•  fool around,

•  fribble,

•  goof (around),

•  hang about,

•  kick around,

•  monkey (around),

•  play,

•  potter (around),

•  putter (around),

•  trifle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun;

  * e.g., " ... a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coquet,

•  dally,

•  flirt,

•  frivol,

•  toy,

•  trifle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to come or be together as friends;

  * e.g., " ... if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  associate,

•  chum,

•  company,

•  consociate,

•  consort,

•  fraternize,

•  hang (around or out),

•  hobnob,

•  hook up,

•  pal (around),

•  run,

•  sort,

•  travel

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to inflict physical or emotional harm upon;

  * e.g., " ... her no-good boyfriend has been messing her over for years "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuse,

•  brutalize,

•  bully,

•  ill-treat,

•  ill-use,

•  kick around,

•  maltreat,

•  manhandle,

•  mishandle,

•  mistreat,

•  misuse

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)