as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
a chaotic cellar sorely in need of some straightening up
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Recent Examples of chaotic
When your closet is cluttered, your mornings can feel chaotic.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
Some global demonstrations have been entirely peaceful, others have seen chaotic scenes unfold.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in for a breakdown of the chaotic week in Washington, from federal agents firing shots in multiple incidents to rising Venezuela tensions.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Preempting fears of a chaotic regime change failure, such as those which occurred in Iraq, Libya, or Syria, Pahlavi argued that this situation would be different, as an alternative has already been fully planned and laid out.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
Some global demonstrations have been entirely peaceful, others have seen chaotic scenes unfold.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in for a breakdown of the chaotic week in Washington, from federal agents firing shots in multiple incidents to rising Venezuela tensions.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Preempting fears of a chaotic regime change failure, such as those which occurred in Iraq, Libya, or Syria, Pahlavi argued that this situation would be different, as an alternative has already been fully planned and laid out.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaotic
Adjective
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But for the 2026 reboot, the two couples are poly and everything is way messier than the original.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Even the world’s top leaders have shared that between messy return-to-office politics, scrambling to keep up with AI, and an unforgiving schedule, work gets too daunting for them, too, sometimes.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Goedert scored his second touchdown on a fourth-and-2 leaving a confused Malik Mustapha behind him in the left flat.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Yet many of its citizens feel both whiplashed and confused.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The crewneck sweater with button details and batwing sleeves creates an oversized fit that feels effortless without looking sloppy.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Joe Mazzulla’s squad, which looked sluggish and sloppy for much of the night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than letting those items pile up in a cluttered mess, opt for a compact organizer with enough storage to hold all the essentials.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Authoring this noisy, jazzy track all by his lonesome, Weir vocally zig-zagged his way across a cluttered arrangement flush with oddball time changes.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Perhaps whoever comes in — either as the full interim rather than the pre-interim, or the actual full-time appointment, whenever that is — will figure out a way to make this expensive but jumbled squad work.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Tidy Food Storage Containers The same can be said for the food storage containers that can easily become a jumbled mess in the cabinet.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The series does not touch on the tabloid attention that followed the Beckhams in 2004, when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, and the many further accusations of cheating that littered gossip columns after.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Chaotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaotic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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