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disarray

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of disarray

a state in which everything is out of order

  • the boysʼ bedroom was in its usual disarray
Synonyms of disarray

chance-medley, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, snake pit, tumble, welter
Words Related to disarray

anarchy, lawlessness, misrule, riot

knot, snarl, tangle

labyrinth, maze, web

maelstrom, storm

bollix, clutter, litter, mishmash, shuffle

hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, morass, motley
Near Antonyms of disarray

method, pattern, plan, system
Antonyms of disarray

order, orderliness

disarray

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of disarray

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

  • he had accidentally disarrayed his brotherʼs CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission
Synonyms of disarray

confuse, derange, disarrange, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Words Related to disarray

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

clutter
Near Antonyms of disarray

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

adjust, fix

groom, make up, spruce (up)

unscramble
Antonyms of disarray

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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