able to be used, had or reached
- Similar:
- free
- Opposite:
- absent
Foundation level · Year 4 · free
neat
adjective
tidy and well organised, with everything in its place
Her neat desk at school won a teacher’s smile.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- tidy
- orderly
- organised
- clean
- smart
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- chaotic
- disordered
- messy
- sloppy
- untidy
More examples
- The neat castle in the tale had shiny, clean walls.
- His neat kite design flew perfectly in the wind.
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the tools or things needed for a job or activity
- Similar:
- gear
- Opposite:
- absence
a precious stone that has been cut and polished
- Similar:
- gem
- Opposite:
- debris
normal, with nothing special about it
- Similar:
- normal
- Opposite:
- extraordinary
to be given or to get something
- Similar:
- get
- Opposite:
- give
the place where a person lives
- Similar:
- home
to provide space for, or to help by meeting someone's needs
- Similar:
- adapt
- Opposite:
- deny
to stick to something, or to follow it closely
- Similar:
- stick
- Opposite:
- detach