uncombed

adjective

Definition of uncombednext
as in disheveled

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Recent Examples of uncombed The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all. — Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncombed
  1. disheveled
  2. rumpled
  3. wrinkled
  4. shaggy
  5. messy
  6. chaotic
  7. disordered
  8. muddled
Adjective
  • Luka Vuskovic, bought from Tottenham for a club-record outlay of £46m in July, impressed on his debut, albeit against dishevelled visitors, who had midfielder Ross Barkley operating as a makeshift No 9.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But in mid-July, Jackie was found weak, disheveled and unable to fly on the north shore of the lake after a scuffle with two younger eagles.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of disheveled
Adjective
  • As a prime example of grunge-girl hair, era icon Alexa Chung has perfected the balance between rumpled and refined.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
  • After the meeting, fire officials welcome questions one-on-one in front of large maps of the region, overlaid by the rumpled edges of the fire.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
Definition of rumpled
Adjective
  • Participants with wet but non-wrinkled fingers required significantly more force to maintain the same hold; their hands were working harder to do less.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of wrinkled
Adjective
  • There’s little tension or drive, just shaggy scenes about paranoia, trust and hope.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • So much of it has degraded—tapes rotted to spooky fuzz, videos with shaggy images and too‑white faces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • Where there might be a nugget of truth (water-holding, adhesion, seed spacing), there are simpler, proven, and less messy alternatives.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The game commenced with four unanswered scores from Jenks and sloppy play from Southlake Carroll that included a handful of early penalties, messy substitutions and a lack of rhythm.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of messy
Adjective
  • To cap the most chaotic week of his managerial career, Joe Espada celebrated his 51st birthday on Sunday.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Today marks five years since the chaotic, deadly ending of America's nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Adjective
  • The movie is based not just on my own battle, but the struggles of people with all types of disordered eating.
    — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • An offense that had recently hung 40 points on Kansas City to win the Super Bowl quickly transformed itself into something deeply unfun, disordered and predictable.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • Xabi Alonso’s Madrid, for stretches of last season, looked tactically muddled and defensively exposed.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Despite being trained on the glorious quirks of humankind’s creative canon, the models push our ersatz artistic output into a bland, muddled middle ground.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of muddled

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“Uncombed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncombed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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