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unarranged

unarranged

1 4.1
Not put in order and left messy
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈreɪndʒd/
translation icon : desordenado
  • 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

  • The books on the shelf were unarranged, creating a messy and chaotic look in the room.

  • Well, it can all easily be unarranged.

  • Judging by your unarranged arrival, you most likely lack my money, my horse, and my chariot.

  • 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.

  • Her notes were unarranged, scattered all over the desk, which made studying difficult.

Synonyms

disorganized
vsunarranged
  • US
38 3.1

Not in a clear order or plan

describes mere absence of arrangement rather than failed planning
untidy
vsunarranged
11 1.0

Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around

is the neutral state of not being placed in order
undone
vsunarranged
9 4.5

In a state of confusion so plans or systems stop working

implies prior order was lost rather than never being arranged
disordered
vsunarranged
7 4.5

Not arranged in a clear or tidy way

is a neutral absence of order without implying disorder
unstructured
vsunarranged
4 4.4

Not organized in a clear plan or order

focuses on missing ordered placement rather than only lacking structure
unorganized
vsunarranged
  • US
4 3.8

Not in a clear order and often messy

is the simpler idea of items not placed in order
disorderly
vsunarranged
4 4.5

A place or thing that is untidy and not in order

is about lacking order or placement, not necessarily chaotic
unsorted
vsunarranged
1 3.9

Not put in any order

refers more generally to absence of any set structure or placement
unordered
vsunarranged
1 4.1

Not in any clear order

applies broadly to lack of organized placement or structure
disarranged
vsunarranged
5.1

Not in order and untidy after being moved

denotes initial absence of arrangement rather than a broken order

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
organized
  • US
19 2.0
ordered
1.7
unarranged
1 4.1
disordered
7 4.5
chaotic
116 4.7

Surface Forms

unarranged positive

Morphology

unarranged = arranged (transparent) = un + arrange + ed

Formed by the productive negation prefix 'un-' attached to the adjective 'arranged', yielding the direct meaning 'not arranged'.

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.