unholy mess

unholy mess
Synonyms and related words:
arsy-varsiness, bind, clutch, clutter, complication, crunch, embarrassing position, embarrassment, farrago, fine how-do-you-do, hash, hell to pay, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hobble, hodgepodge, hot water, how-do-you-do, hysteron proteron, imbroglio, jam, jumble, litter, mess, mishmash, mix, morass, parlous straits, pass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, quagmire, quicksand, scramble, scrape, slough, spot, squeeze, stew, sticky wicket, strait, straits, swamp, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, topsy-turviness, topsy-turvydom, tricky spot, tumble, turmoil, welter

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  • unholy — [[t]ʌ̱nho͟ʊli[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use unholy to emphasize how unreasonable or unpleasant you think something is. She protested that it wasn t traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row... The economy is still an unholy mess. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • unholy — un|ho|ly [ʌnˈhəuli US ˈhou ] adj [no comparative] 1.) an unholy alliance an agreement between two people or organizations who would not normally work together, usually for a bad purpose 2.) [only before noun] informal bad and extreme ▪ An unholy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unholy — UK [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] / US [ʌnˈhoʊlɪ] adjective Word forms unholy : adjective unholy comparative unholier superlative unholiest 1) very bad How did we get ourselves into this unholy mess? 2) not holy • unholy alliance …   English dictionary

  • mess — Synonyms and related words: C ration, Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, K ration, Rube Goldberg contraption, all sorts, allotment, allowance, amount, arsy varsiness, assemblage, assortment, baboon, bad job, bag, batch, befoul, befuddlement, benasty,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unholy — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. showing disregard for what is holy ; wicked 2. deserving of censure < an unholy alliance > 3. very unpleasant ; god awful < an unholy mess > • unholiness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unholy — un|ho|ly [ ʌn houli ] adjective 1. ) very bad: How did we get ourselves into this unholy mess? 2. ) not holy unholy alliance an occasion when people who are usually enemies work together for a particular purpose, especially to achieve something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mess — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, fine (esp. AmE), hopeless, real, royal (esp. AmE), total, utter ▪ I got myself into a complete mess …   Collocations dictionary

  • unholy — adj. Unholy is used with these nouns: ↑alliance, ↑mess, ↑row …   Collocations dictionary

  • un·ho·ly — /ˌʌnˈhoʊli/ adj 1 : not showing respect for a god or a religion : not holy an unholy attitude 2 used to describe people or groups that are working together for a bad purpose an unholy alliance between politicians and lobbyists 3 always used… …   Useful english dictionary

  • clutter — Synonyms and related words: a mass of, a world of, abound with, army, arsy varsiness, ataxia, atmospheric attenuation, be alive with, bevy, blind spots, bristle with, bunch, burst with, chaos, cloud, confusion, covey, crawl with, creep with,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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