Dapper and Unkempt

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Dapper adjective - Being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance.

Usage example: the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom

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Unkempt is an antonym for dapper in neat topic.

Unkempt adjective - Lacking neatness in dress or person.

Usage example: the stereotype of the unkempt but brilliant scientist

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Dapper is an antonym for unkempt.

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Unkempt and Dapper. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dapper/unkempt

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