organized

adjective

or·​ga·​nized ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd 

1

: having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities

organized baseball

organized crime

2

: affiliated by membership in an organization (such as a union)

organized steelworkers

Synonyms

• methodical
• methodic
• neat
• orderly
• regular
• systematic
• systematized

Examples of organized in a Sentence

They ran a well-organized political campaign.

She's a very organized person.

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Insight Crime, a think tank and media group that focuses on organized crime, cocaine takes two pathways through Ecuador -- the Pacific route and the Amazon route. —Karol Suárez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024

Members of organized crime were searching for someone and shot at her grandmother’s house, fatally wounding her. —Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

These small-but-mighty travel essentials help keep you and your suitcase a whole lot more organized. —Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024

In the film, three Texas teens (Jeremy Allen White, Logan Huffman, and Mackenzie Davis) hope to make a break for it and escape their dead-end existence but get sucked into the underbelly of organized crime when one of them steals from the wrong man. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing organized

• get organized
• organized crime
• organized labor
• organized religion

Kids Definition

organized

adjective

or·​ga·​nized

: having an organization to plan and carry out activities

organized baseball