tidy

nouns

receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

tidy

is a type of (narrower)

a container that is used to put or keep things in

receptacle

verbs

put (things or places) in order

"Tidy up your room!"

clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up

adjectives

marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

"a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"

tidy

is derived from

tidiness

is derived from

tidiness

antonym

untidy

is similar to

neat and smart in appearance

"a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"

clean-cut, trig, trim

is similar to

clean or organized

"her neat dress"; "a neat room"

neat, orderly

is similar to

showing care in execution

"neat homework"; "neat handwriting"

neat

is similar to

neat and tidy

"a small ruly beard"

ruly

is similar to

of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

"even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

shipshape, trim, well-kept

is similar to

having been made especially tidy

"slicked up for visitors"

slicked up

is similar to

neatly arranged; not disorderly

"the room is straight now"

straight

is similar to

having nothing extraneous

"an uncluttered room"; "the unlittered shoulders of the road"

uncluttered, unlittered

see also

neat and smart in appearance; well cared for

"the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"

groomed

(of hair) neat and tidy

"a nicely kempt beard"

kempt, tidy

is derived from

tidiness

large in amount or extent or degree

"it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

goodish, goodly, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy