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unordered

unordered

1 4.1
Not in any clear order
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈɔrdərd/
translation icon : desordenado
  • The documents were scattered across the desk in an unordered pile that made it hard to find anything.
  • unordered nature
  • unordered database

Examples

  • What you need to do is get an unordered list to list itself horizontally.

    Blog text (29)
  • A set is actually an unordered collection of distinct elements.

  • To finish, we will create an unordered list to add all the slides.

    Blog text (24)
  • How to make a horizontal menu from an unordered list.

    Blog text (29)
  • The elements of the set are unordered as no database type hierarchy was specified.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I am using a pretty basic unordered list wrapped with a containing div.

    Blog text (14)
  • Currently, there is no program in place to remove old and unordered ODID records from the catalog.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And E the set of edges is pairs, unordered pairs of vertices.

  • Survey questions were written using two formats: (a) close-ended, ordered, and (b) close-ended, unordered.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Variables with multiple levels (age, age at first vaginal intercourse, education, and income) were analyzed as unordered categorical variables.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

disorganized
vsunordered
  • US
38 3.1

Not in a clear order or plan

focuses on lacking set order rather than on poor planning
confused
vsunordered
18 1.0

Messy and not in order, with things mixed up

means absence of sequence rather than mental bewilderment
untidy
vsunordered
11 1.0

Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around

focuses on lack of neatness rather than complete lack of order
disordered
vsunordered
7 4.5

Not arranged in a clear or tidy way

means not in sequence rather than emotionally or mentally confused
unorganized
vsunordered
  • US
4 3.8

Not in a clear order and often messy

is about lack of simple order not only missing formal systems
unstructured
vsunordered
4 4.4

Not organized in a clear plan or order

is about orderlessness rather than missing internal framework
disorderly
vsunordered
4 4.5

A place or thing that is untidy and not in order

describes lack of order in placement not just messy appearance
unsorted
vsunordered
1 3.9

Not put in any order

is simply not arranged but also lacks broader organization
unarranged
vsunordered
1 4.1

Not put in order and left messy

means lacking order specifically rather than being messy or damaged
unsystematic
vsunordered
1 6.3

Not done by a plan and lacking order

highlights absence of order not only lack of planning
nonstructured
vsunordered
5.8

Not organized and having no clear order or pattern

emphasizes no particular sequence rather than no framework
disarranged
vsunordered
5.1

Not in order and untidy after being moved

means items were not arranged originally rather than recently disturbed
jumbled
vsunordered
3.8

Mixed together in a confused and untidy way

refers generally to lack of order not only chaotic mixing

Antonyms

19 2.0

Having things in order so they are easy to find

1.7

Organized neatly so things are easy to find

How Ordered

systematic
66 4.6
organized
  • US
19 2.0
arranged
1.6
unordered
1 4.1
disorganized
  • US
38 3.1
chaotic
116 4.7

Surface Forms

unordered positive

Morphology

unordered = ordered (transparent) = un + order + ed

The meaning is directly derived from 'ordered' with the prefix 'un-' indicating negation.

Etymology

Unordered is made of un- ('not') and order, which comes from an old word meaning 'row' or 'arrangement'. So unordered means 'not in order', when things are not in a row or not well arranged.