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adjective

as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness a disarranged collection of sports memorabilia scattered about the room

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disarranged

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verb

past tense of disarrange
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the wind had hopelessly disarranged my hair

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarranged
  1. messy
  2. disrupted
  3. chaotic
  4. confused
  5. littered
  6. disturbed
  7. jumbled
  8. shuffled
Adjective
  • Not unlikable women, but messy women, contradictory women, women who get things done their own way.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Ebenezer marks Depp’s return to studio fare following negative headlines surrounding his and ex-wife Amber Heard‘s messy 2022 defamation trial and abuse allegations that Depp has denied.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of messy
Verb
  • Before the operation was disrupted, the scheme resulted in the theft of more than $400 million over an 18-month period.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Other law enforcement agencies, such as the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, had their email communications disrupted.
    — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of disrupted
Adjective
  • Then came the chaotic climate phenomenon, El Niño, that has intensified heavy rain and floods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • During my uncle’s busy season, a large number of young men and women stayed with us to help, and the house would become as chaotic as a battlefield.
    — Yasushi Inoue, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Verb
  • The ballot paper was a large sheet, and I was confused by the plethora of party symbols printed on it.
    — Sonia Gandhi, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Critics have praised the book’s dark humor, though some have been confused by its elusive narrative.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • In the past, her songs were so littered with personal details that listening felt voyeuristic.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of littered
Verb
  • The calm was disturbed when a barramundi caught Maurice’s line.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
  • According to Filter, at some point the grave markers were disturbed.
    — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • But their fervor ironically winds up being counterproductive, yielding a jumbled tonal mess that feels deadly serious one moment and like parody the next.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Entering the season, two quarterbacks sit in the top tier, followed by a drop-off to the second and third tiers — both of which are crowded and jumbled.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumbled
Verb
  • On the day of disembarkation, shuttle buses pulled up alongside the Odyssey and passengers shuffled out.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That said, moving off Nikola’s money certainly could/should be a Heat consideration at some point, with Jovic shuffled out of the rotation Wednesday night against the Clippers.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of shuffled
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