nonchronological
adjective
non·chro·no·log·i·cal
ˌnän-ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
-ˌkrō-
: not of, relating to, or arranged according to the order of time : not chronological
nonchronological narratives
nonchronologically
ˌnän-ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē
adverb
-ˌkrō-
sorted the emails nonchronologically by sender
Examples of nonchronological in a Sentence
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The book is nonchronological, and the pages layer images from multiple time periods.
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Yurina Yoshikawa, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023
The Met’s exhibition aims to show a nonchronological and nongeographical view of surrealism, which became a transnational aesthetic phenomenon after being formally established in Paris in 1924 and spreading globally throughout the 20th century.
—Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022
The idea of nonchronological storytelling itself is far from new to television.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2021
Season one of the show, which involves time travel, had originally aired in nonchronological order, and a re-broadcast and a DVD version had each further rearranged the episodes.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
Around it are sprinkled the first slew of the 50 nonchronological looks selected by Clark for the display.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2018
The works are shown in a nimble, nonchronological suite of galleries, and some of its century-spanning juxtapositions are bracing; others feel reductive, even dilettantish.
—New York Times, 12 July 2018
Yurina Yoshikawa, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023
The Met’s exhibition aims to show a nonchronological and nongeographical view of surrealism, which became a transnational aesthetic phenomenon after being formally established in Paris in 1924 and spreading globally throughout the 20th century.
—Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022
The idea of nonchronological storytelling itself is far from new to television.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2021
Season one of the show, which involves time travel, had originally aired in nonchronological order, and a re-broadcast and a DVD version had each further rearranged the episodes.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
Around it are sprinkled the first slew of the 50 nonchronological looks selected by Clark for the display.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2018
The works are shown in a nimble, nonchronological suite of galleries, and some of its century-spanning juxtapositions are bracing; others feel reductive, even dilettantish.
—New York Times, 12 July 2018
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“Nonchronological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonchronological. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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