Antonyms for muss up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : muhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : mÊŒs |
Definition of muss up
Origin :- "to make untidy," 1837, probably a variant of mess in its sense of "disorder." Earlier (1830) as a noun meaning "disturbance." Related: Mussed; mussing.
- As in rumple : verb crush, wrinkle
- As in soil : verb make dirty
- As in confuse : verb mix up; involve
- As in disorder : verb mix up, disarrange
- It will muss up reception some, but it will probably be better than direct, at that.
- Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
- Boy—Keep the nippers on 'em, Casey, or they'll muss up the shop!
- Extract from : « Six One-Act Plays » by Margaret Scott Oliver
- Because I'm housekeeper, it doesn't rest on me to keep everything in perfect order, when you all help to muss up.
- Extract from : « Six Girls » by Fannie Belle Irving
- Only in this case, as I didn't want to muss up the room, I used bits of paper.
- Extract from : « Dick Hamilton's Fortune » by Howard R. Garis
- Steve, consider the hand taken and shook, because I've enough grime to muss up a regiment.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- The boss-lady was welcome at any time, but woe to the others who tried to muss up his kitchen.
- Extract from : « The Adventure Girls at K Bar O » by Clair Blank
- But say, that muss up you reckon I made doesn't look that way when you know the things it's taught me.
- Extract from : « The Man in the Twilight » by Ridgwell Cullum
- It's just circumstances pitched you into the muss up, and let you see the thing your folks have brought about.
- Extract from : « The Man in the Twilight » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The Germans were trying to muss up the batteries just behind us, and a torrent of shells was now falling.
- Extract from : « Huts in Hell » by Daniel A. Poling
- To begin with, we will muss up her room on the night of the next show Miss Deans crowd give.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Senior » by Pauline Lester
Synonyms for muss up
- bedlamize
- bedraggle
- befoul
- begrime
- besmirch
- blend
- clutter
- cockle
- confound
- confuse
- contaminate
- crease
- crimp
- crinkle
- crumb
- crumple
- debase
- defile
- degrade
- derange
- dirty
- disarrange
- disarray
- discolor
- discombobulate
- discompose
- discreate
- disgrace
- dishevel
- disjoint
- dislocate
- disorder
- disorganize
- disrupt
- distemper
- disturb
- embroil
- encumber
- entangle
- fold
- foul
- grime
- intermingle
- involve
- jumble
- litter
- maculate
- mess
- mess up
- mingle
- mistake
- muck
- muck up
- muddle
- muddy
- muss
- muss up
- pollute
- pucker
- ruck up
- ruffle
- rummage
- rumple
- scatter
- screw up
- scrunch
- seam
- shame
- shuffle
- smear
- smudge
- snarl up
- spatter
- spoil
- spot
- stain
- sully
- taint
- tangle
- tar
- tarnish
- tousle
- tumble
- unsettle
- upset
- wreathe
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