Synonyms of disorder

disorder 1 of 2

noun

1

as in chaos

a state in which everything is out of order

the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chaos
• havoc
• hell
• jumble
• confusion
• mess
• disorganization
• disorderliness
• disarray
• disarrangement
• messiness
• tangle
• dishevelment
• riot
• heck
• snake pit
• shambles
• anarchy
• clutter
• misorder
• free-for-all
• muss
• disorderedness
• muddle
• welter
• tumble
• chance-medley
• mare's nest
• maze
• misrule
• lawlessness
• labyrinth
• snarl
• maelstrom
• web
• storm
• knot
• mishmash
• shuffle
• morass
• litter
• hodgepodge
• medley
• miscellany
• motley
• bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• order
• system
• orderliness
• method
• pattern
• plan

2

as in disease

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• illness
• ailment
• condition
• ill
• fever
• sickness
• bug
• malady
• infection
• attack
• complication
• distemper
• infirmity
• ail
• trouble
• plague
• complaint
• affection
• distemperature
• contagion
• contagious disease
• unsoundness
• epidemic
• debility
• feebleness
• lameness
• pestilence
• bout
• malaise
• spell
• weakness
• sickliness
• unhealthiness
• unwellness
• contagium
• fit
• matter
• decrepitude
• pest
• pip
• frailness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• fitness
• soundness
• wholeness
• robustness
• shape
• wholesomeness
• healthiness
• heartiness
• fettle

disorder

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verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-dər 

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• confuse
• disturb
• disarray
• shuffle
• disorganize
• upset
• disarrange
• muddle
• jumble
• derange
• muss
• dislocate
• scramble
• mix (up)
• hash
• discompose
• dishevel
• tumble
• disjoint
• snarl
• tangle
• mess (up)
• clutter
• tousle
• embroil
• stir (up)
• rumple
• perturb
• unsettle
• entangle
• agitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• order
• array
• regulate
• organize
• range
• dispose
• arrange
• draw up
• straighten (up)
• line up
• line
• marshal
• classify
• tidy
• align
• adjust
• systematize
• fix
• codify
• make up
• queue
• spruce (up)
• methodize
• systemize
• groom
• unscramble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disorder

Noun

He was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after reporting on the terror attack on an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in 2017. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

He was diagnosed three years ago with the debilitating neuromuscular disorder, which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that causes people to gradually lose the ability to move. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

A lot of the research on body image and media psychology has found that exposure time on social media very much correlates with body image issues and disordered eating tendencies. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 5 May 2026

When that authority tells a young person that their identity is disordered and must be changed, the harm isn’t just theoretical. — A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026