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in disorder

ADJECTIVE

helter-skelter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chaotic haphazard hurried

WEAK

arbitrary carelessly confused disorderly hastily hit or miss hurry-scurry random recklessly slapdash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

organized systematic

ADJECTIVE

untidy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedraggled jumbled messy sloppy tangled

WEAK

careless chaotic cluttered disarranged disarrayed disheveled dowdy frowzy littered mess mixed up muddled rumpled slapdash slipshod slovenly snarled tacky topsy-turvy tousled uncombed unfastidious unkempt unneat unorderly unsettled upset

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean neat ordered organized tidy

WEAK

orderly

Example Sentences

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"This is a time for serious work, not rage. We will ensure anyone found engaging in disorder meets the full force of the law."

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

A judge has urged prosecutors to consider charging offenders playing central roles in disorder with an offence carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

"Argentina lives in disorder, and disorder seems to be the rule," she said.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

A house in disorder isn’t helpful to the cause.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2021

“A minister’s house in order, a church in order. A minister’s house in disorder, a church in disorder.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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