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Tousled is an English word with synonyms like disheveled or dishevelled. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tousled in a sentence

Tousled meaning

Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.

Synonyms of Tousled

disheveled dishevelled frowzled rumpled untidy

Related words

Other words often associated with Tousled or its synonyms:

littered cluttered blowzy jumbled disorderly

Using Tousled

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.
  • Useful related words include: disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled.
  • In the example corpus, tousled often appears in combinations such as: and tousled, tousled waves, in tousled.

Context around Tousled

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

messy 2× choppy 1× short 1× hair 1× teeth 1× unruly 1×

Often after:

waves 3× hair 2× voluminous 1× black 1× texture 1× brunette 1× hairstyle 1× curls 1× look 1× ponytail 1×

Sentence patterns with Tousled

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a messy tousled hairstyle 1× a messy tousled look that 1× a tousled ponytail with 1× achieve a tousled texture effortlessly 1× beneath his tousled black hair 1× choppy tousled voluminous and 1× down and tousled 1× features short tousled hair and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a tousled ponytail 1× achieve a tousled 1× celebrities graced the 1× choppy tousled voluminous 1× for the casual 1× for the clip 1×

Common sentence endings:

deep side part 2× a sultry look 1× and black sunglasses 1× and tousled waves 1× down and tousled 1× entered popular culture 1×

Words around Tousled

Just before it in the word index:

tousle 3 tousignant 3 touse 11 tousaw 3 tousart 2 tous 5

Just after it in the word index:

tousoon 2 toussaint 61 tout 140 toutant 2 toutatis 9 touted 691

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Tousled

  • In this selection, "tousled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, messy, choppy, short, waves, hair and voluminous stand out and add context to how "tousled" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a messy tousled hairstyle and a messy tousled look that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tousled" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tousled

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A tousled ponytail with face-framing strands feel ultra-romantic. (10 words)

Minimal make-up and tousled hairdo rounded off her look. (10 words)

Achieve a tousled texture effortlessly with AG Care’s lightweight, yet potent finishing spray. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

One year ahead of her wedding and Melania's high glamour look, including pearly white perfect teeth, tousled brunette locks with blond running through and glossed lips ensure she grabs as many headlines as her ever more politically ambitious husband. (40 words)

The 21 year-old actor walked the carpet for the first time ahead of Sunday night’s awards, where he looked like a young Bob Dylan with a mop of unruly, tousled hair, black suit and black sunglasses. (38 words)

Their daughter, just 15, her wide, clear eyes and delicate features framed by a headscarf; their son, 17, carrying a small boy on his back, a warm smile shining from beneath his tousled black hair. (35 words)

Example sentences (19)

Choppy, tousled, voluminous and shaggy, this hairstyle encompasses all lengths and apparently animals (it’s also known as the wolf, octopus, jellyfish and butterfly cut, depending on the shape of the layers).

Mattel Creations website, the doll features short tousled hair and markings on her face to emulate a doll that’s been played with just a little too much and sports green snakeskin boots.

Their daughter, just 15, her wide, clear eyes and delicate features framed by a headscarf; their son, 17, carrying a small boy on his back, a warm smile shining from beneath his tousled black hair.

Achieve a tousled texture effortlessly with AG Care’s lightweight, yet potent finishing spray.

Celebrities graced the red carpet with neutral toned makeup accented by pops of pink, thin winged liner and tousled waves.

He described how Alizee appeared in the kitchen of the Middleton family home with her hair tousled and wearing nothing but his shirt, only to find Kate, William and their three children there.

One year ahead of her wedding and Melania's high glamour look, including pearly white perfect teeth, tousled brunette locks with blond running through and glossed lips ensure she grabs as many headlines as her ever more politically ambitious husband.

She appeared to be makeup-free for their outing, and her long tresses was left down in a messy, tousled hairstyle.

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The 21 year-old actor walked the carpet for the first time ahead of Sunday night’s awards, where he looked like a young Bob Dylan with a mop of unruly, tousled hair, black suit and black sunglasses.

The “Friends” actress rocked barely-there makeup, leaving her dark hair down and tousled.

For the casual photoshoot, the Instagram star styled her long honey-colored hair in tousled curls and a deep side part.

For the clip, the brunette bombshell styled her long locks in tousled waves and a deep side part.

Her tresses were styled in tousled waves, brushing against her cheek as they spilled over her shoulder.

The 33-year-old professional golfer pursed her glossy lips and tousled her hair with her right hand, showing off her long, baby pink manicure as she gave a sultry look.

The California native wore her hair down for the shoot, rocking a messy, tousled look that added to her sultry vibe.

A tousled ponytail with face-framing strands feel ultra-romantic.

The blonde bombshell wore her peroxide locks loose and tousled as she was seen chatting with friends and crew on the deck, while Orlando exhibited his muscular physique in a pair of orange swimming trunks.

Minimal make-up and tousled hairdo rounded off her look.

McGarrett's tousled yet immaculate hairstyle, as well as his proclivity for wearing a dark suit and tie on all possible occasions (uncommon in the islands), rapidly entered popular culture.

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Common combinations with tousled

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tousled" in a sentence?
An example: "Choppy, tousled, voluminous and shaggy, this hairstyle encompasses all lengths and apparently animals (it’s also known as the wolf, octopus, jellyfish and butterfly cut, depending on the shape of the layers)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tousled" from authentic English texts.
What does "tousled" mean?
Tousled means: Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.
What are synonyms of "tousled"?
Common synonyms of "tousled" include: disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, untidy.
How many example sentences with "tousled" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tousled", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.