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structureless

structureless

1 6.5
Not organised in a clear plan or order
  • adjective
  • /ˈstrʌk.tʃər.ləs/
translation icon : sin estructura
  • During the meeting, he expressed his ideas in a structureless manner that made them difficult to understand.

Examples

  • In his view, subatomic particles such as electrons are not simple, structureless particles, but highly complex, dynamic entities.

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  • It's a great, meandering, kind of structureless movie about two degenerates.

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  • Discrete matter structures often change propagation speeds compared with those in a structureless vacuum.

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  • This particular disease, and there may be others as well, appears to the inner eye as a clever method to avoid cure by its erratic, structureless behavior.

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  • Round-toed and structureless, ballet flats are far too demure for a woman addressing her board of directors.

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  • The artist's structureless design left viewers confused about its meaning.

  • Her thoughts were so structureless that it was hard for anyone to follow her argument.

Synonyms

amorphous
vsstructureless
  • Formal
8 7.3

Not clear or organized, like an explanation with no main idea

means absence of defined organization rather than general vagueness
formless
vsstructureless
7 5.6

Something that has no clear shape, like fog or a cloud

relates to missing organization or order rather than physical shape
unstructured
vsstructureless
4 4.4

Not organized in a clear plan or order

covers any absence of a clear plan or definite order
nonstructured
vsstructureless
5.8

Not organized and having no clear order or pattern

emphasizes lacking a defined structure rather than arrangement detail

Antonyms

19 2.0

Having things in order so they are easy to find

1 3.9

Arranged in a clear, planned way with regular parts or routines

How Structured

systematic
66 4.6
organized
  • US
19 2.0
structured
1 3.9
structureless
1 6.5

Surface Forms

structureless positive

Morphology

structureless = structure (transparent) = structure + less

The adjective is directly formed from 'structure' + the productive suffix '-less', meaning 'without structure'.

Etymology

Structureless comes from structure (a planned order or arrangement, the same idea you see in construct) and the ending -less, which means 'without'. So structureless means 'without a clear plan or order', like a meeting or essay that is hard to follow.