Unorganized
adjective
Not planned or arranged in a specific or detailed way.
The meeting was unorganized, with people talking over each other.
Often appears as...
- unorganized meeting
- unorganized event
adjective
Not having or belonging to a structured whole.
The army was unorganized and was therefore easily defeated.
Often appears as...
- unorganized army
- unorganized collection
adjective
Not maintained or operated using a systematic approach.
The unorganized sector of the economy is typically characterized by small businesses and employment without contracts.
Often appears as...
- unorganized sector
- unorganized market
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Not planned or arranged in a specific or detailed way.
The meeting was unorganized, with people talking over each other.
Often appears as...
- unorganized meeting
- unorganized event
adjective
Not having or belonging to a structured whole.
The army was unorganized and was therefore easily defeated.
Often appears as...
- unorganized army
- unorganized collection
adjective
Not maintained or operated using a systematic approach.
The unorganized sector of the economy is typically characterized by small businesses and employment without contracts.
Often appears as...
- unorganized sector
- unorganized market
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Impromptu Situations
Use 'unorganized' to describe events that seem to happen without preparation or structure.
Everyone just showed up, and it turned into an unorganized party.
Pro Tip 2/3Unproductive Outcomes
Describe outcomes that suffered due to a lack of organization with 'unorganized'.
Their unorganized project yielded poor results.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Noise
'Unorganized' can convey the sense of noise or talking that is not coherent or orderly.
The classroom discussion was so unorganized that I couldn't understand the main point.
Pro Tip 1/3Impromptu Situations
Use 'unorganized' to describe events that seem to happen without preparation or structure.
Everyone just showed up, and it turned into an unorganized party.
Pro Tip 2/3Unproductive Outcomes
Describe outcomes that suffered due to a lack of organization with 'unorganized'.
Their unorganized project yielded poor results.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Noise
'Unorganized' can convey the sense of noise or talking that is not coherent or orderly.
The classroom discussion was so unorganized that I couldn't understand the main point.
Pro Tip 1/3Impromptu Situations
Use 'unorganized' to describe events that seem to happen without preparation or structure.
Everyone just showed up, and it turned into an unorganized party.
Pro Tip 2/3Unproductive Outcomes
Describe outcomes that suffered due to a lack of organization with 'unorganized'.
Their unorganized project yielded poor results.
Pro Tip 3/3Describing Noise
'Unorganized' can convey the sense of noise or talking that is not coherent or orderly.
The classroom discussion was so unorganized that I couldn't understand the main point.
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Video examples
Ursus Wehrli: Tidying up...
Yeah, I kind of felt sorry for him. And it seemed to me even he felt really bad facing these unorganized red squares day after day. So I decided to give him a little support, and brought some order into neatly stacking the blocks on top of each other.
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Turbulence: One of the...
a laminar flow, which is stable and smooth; and a turbulent flow, which is composed of seemingly unorganized swirls. Imagine an incense stick. The laminar flow of unruffled smoke at the base is steady and easy to predict.
Video examples
Ursus Wehrli: Tidying up...
Yeah, I kind of felt sorry for him. And it seemed to me even he felt really bad facing these unorganized red squares day after day. So I decided to give him a little support, and brought some order into neatly stacking the blocks on top of each other.
Video examples
Turbulence: One of the...
a laminar flow, which is stable and smooth; and a turbulent flow, which is composed of seemingly unorganized swirls. Imagine an incense stick. The laminar flow of unruffled smoke at the base is steady and easy to predict.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Ben Hecht
American Writer
In pre-movie days, the business of peddling lies about life was spotty and unorganized. It was carried on by the cheaper magazines, dime novels, the hinterland preachers and whooping politicians.
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Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments; intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and using unorganized instruments.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
I wanted the Peace Corps to be something very vague and unorganized, and to a large extent it was. It did not run smoothly. The consequence was that we were left alone.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
One of the demonetization benefits, in some markets like used cars, is that organized, transparent businesses are gaining at the cost of unorganized players.
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Jeff Greenfield
American Journalist
I grew up in New York City, where we played highly unorganized sports: stick ball, stoop ball, and the occasional game of baseball with no adult supervision.
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Ralph Chaplin
American Activist
The working class owes all honor and respect to the first men who planted the standard of labor solidarity on the hostile frontier of unorganized industry.
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Joseph Sobran
American Activist
Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized.
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Hill Harper
American Actor
People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government.
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Taylor Momsen
American Actress
I'm very unorganized.
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Ben Hecht
American Writer
In pre-movie days, the business of peddling lies about life was spotty and unorganized. It was carried on by the cheaper magazines, dime novels, the hinterland preachers and whooping politicians.
Quote examples
Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments; intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and using unorganized instruments.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
I wanted the Peace Corps to be something very vague and unorganized, and to a large extent it was. It did not run smoothly. The consequence was that we were left alone.
Quote examples
Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
One of the demonetization benefits, in some markets like used cars, is that organized, transparent businesses are gaining at the cost of unorganized players.
Quote examples
Jeff Greenfield
American Journalist
I grew up in New York City, where we played highly unorganized sports: stick ball, stoop ball, and the occasional game of baseball with no adult supervision.
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Ralph Chaplin
American Activist
The working class owes all honor and respect to the first men who planted the standard of labor solidarity on the hostile frontier of unorganized industry.
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Joseph Sobran
American Activist
Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized.
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Hill Harper
American Actor
People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government.
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Taylor Momsen
American Actress
I'm very unorganized.
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