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disorganized

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verb

past tense of disorganize

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Recent Examples of disorganized
Adjective
Even with that context considered, Foote’s Canucks were far too disorganized. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 Levy and Taylor Ortega play disorganized siblings who get thrust into the world of organized crime, a departure from the world of Schitt’s Creek, but still maintains the silliness and fun of a Dan Levy show. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
That these issues are now coming to light is indicative of a planning process that — in typical Dallas fashion — has been disorganized, rushed and lacking in transparency from its inception. Mark Lamster architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disorganized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorganized
Adjective
  • The food storage in the walk-in freezer was unorganized.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But from the jump, Miller, 40, said the event was unorganized.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The shopping area’s management said the takeovers disrupted operations and negatively impacted businesses.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
  • Iranian drone attacks on data centers disrupted Amazon Web Services in the region and stuck Amazon with months of repairs while forcing another data center developer to pause Middle East projects.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • Their colleagues then pay a workslop tax, having to make sense of long, disordered, messy material.
    Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • These materials are key to technologies such as ultrasound, sonar, and high-efficiency sensors, but their complex, disordered structure has remained a mystery for decades.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The company is not to be confused with the music-publishing company of the same name, founded in 2017, the assets of which were recently acquired by Sony Music.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Cassidy also complained that a new primary system enacted last year confused voters by requiring them to ask for a partisan ballot instead of the all-party primary previously in place.
    Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • Woolf wrote the novel to reveal the madness of a post-war society and the disjointed nature of a nation undergoing significant change.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • A lot of training camps are very disjointed, and there’s a lot of egos pushing against each other.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • She has also been disturbed by the increase in what looks to her like a lack of trust in science, as seen in falling vaccination rates and rising instances of diseases like measles.
    Deepti Hajela, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • When to Plant Watermelon Seeds Most seed catalogs recommend direct sowing watermelon seeds into gardens or pots because watermelons don’t like to have their roots disturbed.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • The move was completed during a period of muddled thinking between Emery, who was desperate for attacking additions, and Monchi, Villa’s now former president of football operations, who left the club three weeks later.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • The end result on those possessions is a muddled mess, which leads to bad shots or live ball turnovers, which lead to easy points going the other way.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Shielded by her team, Cardi B shuffled out to the street, a blob of black nylon.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly White and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 May 2026

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“Disorganized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganized. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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