unarranged
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈreɪndʒd/
- Early emotional experience may be imagined as being like a series of accidents—unarranged events like hunger or sleepiness—that are gradually redescribed as more than coincidence.
Examples
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The books on the shelf were unarranged, creating a messy and chaotic look in the room.
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Well, it can all easily be unarranged.
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Judging by your unarranged arrival, you most likely lack my money, my horse, and my chariot.
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Unarranged marriages show disrespect to one's parents and elders and are considered immoral.
Academic text (1994) -
The items on the table were completely unarranged, making it hard to find what I needed.
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Her notes were unarranged, scattered all over the desk, which made studying difficult.
Synonyms
Not in a clear order or plan
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
In a state of confusion so plans or systems stop working
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
Not organized in a clear plan or order
Not in a clear order and often messy
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
Not put in any order
Not in any clear order
Not in order and untidy after being moved
Antonyms
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unarranged is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and arrange meaning 'to put things in order or in rows', so unarranged simply describes something 'not put in order', like a messy pile of photos waiting to be sorted.