Mess and Setting

Mess

Mess noun - A state in which everything is out of order.

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Setting and mess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Mess".

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Mess and setting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mess" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

usual	usual mess	usual setting
complete	complete mess	complete setting
current	current mess	current setting
entire	entire mess	entire setting
Other adjectives: real, major, general, different.

However, he returns as a bloody mess to kill Kev Lar, the man responsible for setting him up.

Source: Video Game / True Crime: New York City
In the preceding book, Children of Dune, a younger Leto muses that while Feudalism is a brutal mess, it is the only form of government that works in the setting.

Source: Democracy Is Bad
Is GXP a well-done sidestory that fleshes out the OVA's setting, or a fanservice-filled mess of epic proportions?

Source: Broken Base / Anime and Manga

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