mess Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- disorder
- messiness
- muddle
- free-for-all
- shambles
- clutter
- heck
- welter
- muss
- disorderliness
- tumble
- dishevelment
- snake-pit
- disarrangement
- tangle
- maze
- riot
- disarray
- disorganization
Weak:
Meaning of mess
mess (n)
a state of confusion and disorderliness
informal terms for a difficult situation
soft semiliquid food
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
mess (v)
eat in a mess hall
make a mess of or create disorder in
mess (n.)
Mass; church service.
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time.
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom mess.
A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.
The milk given by a cow at one milking.
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it.
mess (v. i.)
To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.
mess (v. t.)
To supply with a mess.
To make a mess of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.
mess Sentence Examples
- The room was a complete mess, with clothes strewn everywhere.
- The kitchen sink was a cluttered mess, filled with dirty dishes.
- The tangled cords under my desk created a frustrating mess.
- The broken glass scattered across the floor made a treacherous mess.
- The child's room was a chaotic mess, with toys and books strewn about.
- The accident on the highway caused a traffic mess, delaying countless travelers.
- The political situation in the country was a tangled mess, with no easy solutions in sight.
- The financial mess left the company struggling to stay afloat.
- The paperwork on my desk had piled up into a disorganized mess.
- The emotional turmoil in my life created a mental mess that clouded my thoughts.
FAQs About the word mess
a state of confusion and disorderliness, informal terms for a difficult situation, soft semiliquid food, a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel, a (la
hell,havoc, jumble, chaos, confusion, disorder, messiness, muddle, free-for-all, shambles
system,order, order, system, method, orderliness, pattern, orderliness,plan, pattern
The room was a complete mess, with clothes strewn everywhere.
The kitchen sink was a cluttered mess, filled with dirty dishes.
The tangled cords under my desk created a frustrating mess.
The broken glass scattered across the floor made a treacherous mess.
