Antonyms of adj unkempt

2 senses of unkempt

Sense 1
unkempt -- (not neatly combed; "wild unkempt hair")

INDIRECT (VIA uncombed) -> combed -- ((of hair) made tidy with a comb; "with hair combed to the side")

Sense 2
unkempt -- (not properly maintained or cared for; "an unkempt garden"; "native vistas and unkempt rambling paths"; "an ukempt appearance")

INDIRECT (VIA untidy) -> tidy -- (marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind")

Similarity of adj unkempt

2 senses of unkempt

Sense 1
unkempt -- (not neatly combed; "wild unkempt hair")
       => uncombed (vs. combed) -- ((of hair) not combed; "he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned"; "wild unkempt hair")

Sense 2
unkempt -- (not properly maintained or cared for; "an unkempt garden"; "native vistas and unkempt rambling paths"; "an ukempt appearance")
       => untidy (vs. tidy) -- (not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money")

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