UNORDERED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

unordered

adjective

Definition of unordered

as in chaotic

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Recent Examples of unordered Circus Circus manages to turn a monthly profit of between $50,000 to $80,000 in the summer season through shrewd tactics, including using unordered prime rib from the hotel’s steakhouse in a buffet stew, the Journal revealed. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026 The technique, known as brushing, involves fake packages that appear to come from Amazon or other companies, where boxes of unordered items are delivered to your doorstep. — Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024 Enlarge Anas Photography Anyone who has taken a basic computer science class has undoubtedly spent time devising a sorting algorithm—code that will take an unordered list of items and put them in ascending or descending order. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023 Its pages adopt the structure of unordered lists—uniform and sturdy. — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023 Part handling in warehouse automation is challenging if a large variety of items must be accommodated and items are stored in unordered piles. — Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unordered

Adjective

To cap the most chaotic week of his managerial career, Joe Espada celebrated his 51st birthday on Sunday.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Today marks five years since the chaotic, deadly ending of America's nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of chaotic

Adjective

The unorganized meetups are not associated with a particular venue or group.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
If unorganized, free-range fun is more your vibe, kids will adore running around the ducks, geese, and squirrels, as well as feeding the donkeys or the fish in the pond—with gelato breaks thrown in for good measure.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of unorganized

Adjective

The second system being tracked by the NHC was a weak area of low pressure with disorganized cloudiness and showers located in the northeastern and north-central Gulf.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Flea markets are sometimes viewed as disorganized, cluttered, and full of junk.

— Abbie Harrison, Martha Stewart, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of disorganized

Adjective

That all happens within the first 15 seconds; the remainder of the ad is more or less incoherent.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The problem is compounded by an EU that has passed its post-Cold War peak and is increasingly divided and incoherent, limiting France’s ability to mobilize the bloc behind any strategic agenda, let alone Paris’s.

— Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of incoherent

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