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unrationalized

unrationalized

8.7
Not made more organized or efficient
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈræʃənəˌlaɪzd/
  • US
translation icon : no optimizado
  • Leaving the workflow unrationalized led to unnecessary costs and confusion.

Examples

  • Many government agencies still operate with unrationalized systems from decades ago.

  • The company struggled with unrationalized processes that slowed down production.

  • The system remains unrationalized despite numerous suggestions for improvement.

  • Many processes are still unrationalized in the old factory.

  • The company struggled with unrationalized processes that slowed down production.

  • Leaving the workflow unrationalized led to unnecessary costs and confusion.

  • Many government agencies still operate with unrationalized systems from decades ago.

Synonyms

unorganized
vsunrationalized
  • US
4 3.8

Not in a clear order and often messy

is inefficient because it was not reorganized for better flow
unimproved
vsunrationalized
2 6.5

Land or property left in its natural state and not developed

is inefficient and wasteful rather than merely unchanged in value
unmanaged
vsunrationalized
1 5.2

Something that no person or system controls

is inefficient because it was not reorganized to improve efficiency
unoptimized
vsunrationalized
  • Specialized
1 6.2

Does not work as well or as fast as it could

is left in its original inefficient state rather than improved
unarranged
vsunrationalized
1 4.1

Not put in order and left messy

is inefficient because no reorganization made processes more efficient
untuned
vsunrationalized
  • Specialized
6.1

Not set up to work well and may run slowly or use more fuel

is inefficient in general not only missing specific adjustments
unpruned
vsunrationalized
  • Specialized
7.5

Not simplified, keeping every branch in a computer structure

is inefficient overall rather than only having extra parts
unreformed
vsunrationalized
5.9

Not changed from an older way of doing things

is left inefficient because no reorganization for efficiency occurred

Antonyms

3.6

It has a new order so it works better

How Efficient

efficient
424 3.0
reorganized
  • US
3.6
unrationalized
  • US
8.7
wasteful
48 3.0
chaotic
116 4.7

Surface Forms

unrationalized positive

Morphology

unrationalized = rationalized (transparent) = un + rational + ize + ed

The organizational sense ('to rationalize' = to reorganize/make more efficient) is productive and the negation 'un-' yields a predictable meaning for learners familiar with 'rationalize'.

Etymology

Unrationalized also comes from un- 'not' and rationalize, which in business means 'to make a system more organized and efficient'. So unrationalized describes processes that are 'left inefficient or not improved'.