neat
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- tidy, orderly, shipshape, smart, spick-and-span, spruce, systematic, trim
- elegant, adept, adroit, deft, dexterous, efficient, graceful, nimble, skilful, stylish
- straight, pure, undiluted, unmixed

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Antonyms: disorderly, messy
Contrasted words: disheveled, disordered, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy, dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, lax, negligent, remiss, slack
Related Idioms: in good order, neat as a pin (or bandbox), neat as can be, neat as wax
Related Words: clean, immaculate, spotless, dainty, fastidious, finicky, nice, methodical, regular, systematic, accurate, correct, exact, precise

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English Thesaurus: good, nice, good quality/high quality, fine, neat, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

neat S2 /niːt/ adjective (comparative neater, superlative neatest)
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: net, from Latin nitidus 'bright, neat', from nitere 'to shine']

1. TIDY tidy and carefully arranged:
neat handwriting
His clothes were always neat and clean.
Everything in the house was neat and tidy.
She arranged the books in a nice neat pile.

2. LIKING THINGS TIDY someone who is neat likes to keep things tidy:
I’ve always been quite neat.

3. GOOD American English spoken very good, pleasant, or enjoyable:
That’s a really neat idea.
I liked working for him – he was a neat guy.

4. SMALL something that is neat is small and attractive:
her small, neat features

5. CLEVER formal a neat way of doing or saying something is simple but clever and effective:
In the end we found a very neat solution to the problem.
a neat summary of the main issues

6. DRINKS especially British English a neat alcoholic drink has no ice or water or any other liquid added Synonym : straight:
I can’t drink brandy neat.
drinking neat whisky
—neatly adverb:
He wrote his name neatly at the bottom of the page.
The problem was neatly summed up by one of the teachers.
—neatness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

neat
adj.
VERBS appear, be, look, seem | leave sth, make sth Be sure to leave the room neat and tidy.
keep sth She kept her desk extremely neat.
ADV. extremely, very | fairly, quite, rather | surprisingly The handwriting was surprisingly neat.
PHRASES neat and tidy

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

good of a high standard or quality:
I’ve just read a really good book.
My French is not very good.
nice pleasant and enjoyable. Nice is very common in spoken English. In written English, it is better to use other words:
I hope you have a nice vacation.
It will be nice to see you again.
good quality/high quality well made from good materials:
If you buy good quality shoes, they last much longer.
high-quality wallpapers
fine used for describing things of a very high quality, or weather with no rain and clear skies:
The restaurant serves the finest food in Florence.
If it’s fine tomorrow, we’ll go for a walk.
neat American English spoken good – used when you like something:
That’s a neat idea.
They sell some really neat stuff.
attractive an attractive offer, course of action etc seems good and makes you want to accept it or do it:
Going home for dinner was a more attractive proposition than completing his run.
Buying direct from the manufacturer seems the most attractive option.
impressive something that is impressive is good in a way that makes people admire it:
an impressive achievement
It was a very impressive performance.
excellent/superb extremely good:
Your English is excellent.
She’s a superb teacher.
great/wonderful/terrific/fantastic especially spoken extremely good:
It’s a great film.
Her cooking is wonderful.
That’s a terrific idea!
brilliant British English especially spoken extremely good:
The play was absolutely brilliant.
amazing/incredible extremely good, in a surprising and exciting way:
New York is an amazing place.
The skating has been incredible in this competition.
beautiful/glorious used about weather that is very pleasant and sunny:
It’s a beautiful day.
The weather was just glorious.
outstanding/first-class/top-quality much better than other places, people etc:
an outstanding performance
The service is always first-class.
exceptional unusually good:
Occasionally, we get a student with exceptional talent.
a woman of exceptional beauty
awesome especially American English informal very good:
The movie was awesome.
be out of this world spoken to be extremely good:
Their chocolate cake is just out of this world!

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

tidy British English a place, room etc that is tidy looks nice because everything has been arranged and put in the right place:
a tidy desk
I want to leave the place clean and tidy before we go.
neat use this about things that are carefully arranged in a way that is nice to look at:
a neat pile of towels
The room was neat and tidy.
immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt, ɪˈmækjʊlət/ a place or thing that is immaculate is perfectly clean and neat – use this to emphasize how clean something looks:
Our house was always immaculate.
well-kept a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean:
a large house on well-kept grounds
orderly arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way:
The room was orderly and uncluttered.

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