neat

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): ni:t/
• SAMPA: /ni:t/

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• Hyphenation: neat

Adjective

Positive neat

Comparative neater

Superlative neatest

1. If something is neat, it is clean and everything is in its place.
   • Synonyms: simple, straight, effective, careful and organized
   • Antonyms: cluttered, dirty, disorganized, disorganised, unorganized, unorganised and messy

   Jim's room is very neat. He has nothing on the floor and all his clothes are hung up.

2. If something is neat, it is interesting.
   • Synonyms: cool and interesting
   • Antonyms: boring and uninteresting

   I'm fascinated by Bonnie's project on literature. It is really neat.

Related words

• neatly
• neatness