MUDDINESS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

muddiness

noun

Definition of muddiness

as in squalor

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Recent Examples of muddiness The kick drum has a touch of heaviness, but never crosses into muddiness. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026 Similarly, his state-of-the-art sound mix rescues the gorgeous detail in her singing from the inevitable muddiness of an arena sound system. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 The muddiness of Manchester gives way to a brighter color palette later in the film as Lee and her followers travel to America in pursuit of religious freedom. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025

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Noun

The children reportedly lived in squalor and weren’t enrolled in school.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Reform and Restore are no doubt relying on support from pockets of deprivation, squalor and neglect in Makerfield.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026

Definition of squalor

Noun

Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Either way, Angela’s slip is definitely showing in terms of behind-the-scenes messiness (seriously, enough is enough with the cheating stories!

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of messiness

Noun

These conspicuous little signs of untidiness take mere seconds to clean up and can be the secret to a home that somehow always looks pristine, even if just at first glance.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Bills are being paid late, the practice is a frightening level of untidiness, there’s a miniature horse in the study, and Siegfried is passed out on the sofa with some loose woman under a trench coat beside him.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of untidiness

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