Antonyms for well-kept

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kept

Phonetic Transcription : kɛpt

Definition of well-kept

Origin : c.1400, from well (adv.) + past participle of keep.

As in neat : adj arranged well, uncluttered
As in shipshape : adj tidy
As in tidy : adj clean, neat
As in clean : adj not dirty; uncluttered
As in trig : adj neat
As in unsoiled : adj clean

Example sentences :

She interrupted him with an impatient wave of a well-kept hand.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

The general appearance of a well-kept van is that of a state-room.
Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland

The dresser—is there anything prettier than a well-kept dresser?
Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

They stayed that night at a small, but well-kept house, hidden in the forests.
Extract from : « Plotting in Pirate Seas » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

The secret of our intention had been well-kept till within a week of the day.
Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed

It was surprising, too, how well-kept everything was, at least on the ground level.
Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper

I inquired, turning to a large and well-kept house in the direction of the bay.
Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey

Hal and Noll now followed a well-kept road to the guard-house.
Extract from : « Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks » by H. Irving Hancock

And two of his well-kept but thick nails had obviously been smashed.
Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis

How like a well-kept garden is your soul, With bergomask and solemn minuet!
Extract from : « Silverpoints » by John Gray

Synonyms for well-kept

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