HIDEOSITY Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

hideosity

noun

Definition of hideosity

as in mess

something unpleasant to look at residents of the historic district have protested that a fast-food joint would be a hideosity and totally out of character with the rest of the neighborhood

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mess

Noun

The defense was organized and rebounded well from some early breakdowns on stretch running plays, and Petrino’s offense doesn’t look like the mess Freddie Kitchens’ group was last year.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
In another drawing, a Cubist mess of igloos and sandcastles lay in a heap.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of mess

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