unorganized
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈɔrɡəˌnaɪzd/
- US
- He felt overwhelmed by the unorganized papers covering his desk, making it difficult to focus.
- remained unorganized
It's to believe you are, you know, unorganized when you're very smart and strategic.
- It's to believe you are, you know, unorganized when you're very smart and strategic.
- So, so chaos disorder, unorganized time.
- Yeah, I, I actually have tons of these legal pads unorganized.
- And I think that is so important because for many people, we remain unorganized.
- I can get messy and unorganized, but above all else, I can just get obsessed with things.
- And the everything will seem so archaic, so like that's so unorganized.
Examples
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The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign was perhaps ineffective, unorganized, and badly documented.
Academic text (2018) -
If I'm not managing my time, you can bet all my stuff is unorganized!
Blog text (22) -
My mom is like very unorganized, like a mess.
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This is the most unorganized thing I have ever been a part of!
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Things were unorganized, to say the least, but I managed to hold my own quite well.
Academic text (2010) -
Although the orphan crisis has been building for more than a decade, the global response has been slow and unorganized.
Academic text (2006) -
The previous conversation exemplifies how some student writing is unorganized or incoherent.
Academic text (2013) -
She's just unorganized, and as her life has gotten busier, the room has gotten worse.
Blog text (6) -
The project was delayed because the files were completely unorganized and hard to find.
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Her room is unorganized, with clothes scattered everywhere and no system in place.
Synonyms
Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place
Not in a clear order or plan
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around
Something that is untidy and not in order
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
Not organized in a clear plan or order
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
Not planned or organized well, causing confusion and delays
Not put in any order
Not done by a plan and lacking order
Not put in order and left messy
Not in any clear order
Not organized and having no clear order or pattern
Mixed together in a confused and untidy way
Antonyms
How Organized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unorganized begins with un- meaning 'not' and the rest, organized, means 'put in order' or arranged for a purpose. So unorganized describes something that is 'not put in order' and lacks a clear plan or system.