chaotic
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4.7
- adjective
- /keɪˈɑːtɪk/
:
caótico
- Yeah, that was that was the most chaotic point of this whole retreat.
- a chaotic situation
- fragmented and chaotic
- complex and chaotic
How do I find quiet living in chaotic urban surroundings?
- How do I find quiet living in chaotic urban surroundings?
- Right now you've got these unbelievable chaotic things happening.
- We're back with more chaotic Reddit stories.
- This is the most chaotic place I've ever been.
- Tomorrow, Black Thursday, will prove even more chaotic and Wall Street will crash.
- I do think when things are chaotic, people make unhealthy choices.
- The initial few days, Chris, of the occupation were chaotic, very chaotic.
- Or it could be chaotic and leave you with no peace.
- This week is chaotic in the best way.
- There are solutions and it doesn't have to be a chaotic anarchist system.
- And when they don't, things can get really nasty and chaotic and soulless.
- In Athens, though, things have been as chaotic as up there in the mountains.
Examples
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The classroom was chaotic after the fire alarm went off, with students running in every direction.
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Sorry it's so chaotic in here today.
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This is the most chaotic country on the planet.
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So if if this feels like a chaotic month, it is.
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Before you go further, let me remind you things were very chaotic back then.
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Often my daughter was running around, sort of screaming, and making a noise, so it was often chaotic, but it was fun.
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It gives her a sense of control in a chaotic world.
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The past four years of war had been chaotic for Athens and Sparta.
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With his life and music, he embodies the creative and chaotic spirit of Lagos.
Academic text (2015) -
The office is a small, chaotic room filled with old filing cabinets and ancient PCs.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
527
3.4
Happening without a plan and by chance
94
6.1
Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly
34
6.6
Full of confusion and disorder among people, politics, or events
18
1.0
Messy and not in order, with things mixed up
7
4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
4
4.5
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
2
7.9
Noisy violent behavior in public that is out of control
1
8.7
Very badly organized and causing confusion
1
8.1
Mentally confused and behaving wildly
Being confused and disorganized
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A complex pattern a system settles into that never repeats so small changes give very different results
How Chaotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chaotic comes from the old Greek word chaos, which meant a 'great empty space' or 'gap' where things were not put in order. That's why chaotic now describes something very messy or confused.