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unorganized

unorganized

4 3.8
Not in a clear order and often messy
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈɔrɡəˌnaɪzd/
  • US
translation icon : desorganizado
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • This is the most unorganized thing I have ever been a part of!

  • 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.

  • Her room is unorganized, with clothes scattered everywhere and no system in place.

Synonyms

messy
vsunorganized
233 1.0

Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place

is about lacking formal arrangement beyond simple untidiness
disorganized
vsunorganized
  • US
38 3.1

Not in a clear order or plan

is the broader term for lacking formal arrangement or organization
untidy
vsunorganized
11 1.0

Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around

refers more to absence of formal or systematic organization
disjointed
vsunorganized
10 6.0

Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around

focuses on missing formal arrangement rather than only coherence
in a mess
vsunorganized
9 1.6

Something that is untidy and not in order

focuses on formal lack of arrangement rather than visible mess
disordered
vsunorganized
7 4.5

Not arranged in a clear or tidy way

stresses absence of formal organization rather than just confusion
unstructured
vsunorganized
4 4.4

Not organized in a clear plan or order

emphasizes general lack of formal arrangement rather than just form
disorderly
vsunorganized
4 4.5

A place or thing that is untidy and not in order

is the more general label for lacking formal arrangement
uncoordinated
vsunorganized
2 4.8

Not planned or organized well, causing confusion and delays

is more general, covering any absence of formal organized arrangement
unsorted
vsunorganized
1 3.9

Not put in any order

is wider, applying to overall lack of formal arrangement
unsystematic
vsunorganized
1 6.3

Not done by a plan and lacking order

describes missing formal arrangement rather than the process used
unarranged
vsunorganized
1 4.1

Not put in order and left messy

is about lacking formal organization beyond mere placement order
unordered
vsunorganized
1 4.1

Not in any clear order

covers broader missing organization, not only sequence placement
nonstructured
vsunorganized
5.8

Not organized and having no clear order or pattern

focuses more on missing formal arrangement than on planning detail
jumbled
vsunorganized
3.8

Mixed together in a confused and untidy way

is broader, covering any lack of formal structure or arrangement

Antonyms

19 2.0

Having things in order so they are easy to find

1.6

Placed in a planned order

How Organized

systematic
66 4.6
well-ordered
2 4.3
organized
  • US
19 2.0
unorganized
  • US
4 3.8
disorganized
  • US
38 3.1
chaotic
116 4.7

Surface Forms

unorganized positive
unorganised positive

Morphology

unorganized = organized (transparent) = un + organize + ed

The negation 'un-' applied to the adjective 'organized' yields the expected meaning 'not organized', which is directly derivable.

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.