Neat meaning

What does “neat” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“neat” is an adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: clean or organized.

neat

clean or organized
“her neat dress”
“a neat room”
Synonymsorderly
showing care in execution
“neat homework”
“neat handwriting”
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
“he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek”
“a clean throw”
Synonymsclean
superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
“too facile a solution for so complex a problem”
“it was a neat plan, but bound to fail”
Synonymsfacile slick
very good
“he did a bully job”
“a neat sports car”
Synonymsbang-up bully corking cracking dandy great groovy keen
(of an alcoholic drink) without water
“took his whiskey neat”
Synonymsstraight full-strength

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University