organized

adjective

or·​ga·​nized ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce organized (audio)
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

Examples of organized in a Sentence

They ran a well-organized political campaign. She's a very organized person.
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Over time, permanent buildings would replace tents, in an organized way that creates functional and sustainable communities. Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Just as having fewer but better clothes in an organized closet can reduce your decision fatigue about what to wear, adopting a KISS strategy with just one or a few, low-cost funds can reduce the stress of managing your investments. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 The anti-gender movement is no longer fringe but rather well funded, organized and transnational. Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025 Beccuau on Sunday described it as an organized crime, saying officials hadn't ruled out possible foreign involvement, but also that investigators were treating it as a domestic case at the moment. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for organized

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of organized was in 1817

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“Organized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organized. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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organized

adjective
or·​ga·​nized
: having an organization to plan and carry out activities
organized baseball

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