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

Stiff-person syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that can cause muscle stiffness and spasms and is thought to be an autoimmune condition, according to the National Institutes of Health. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Doctors diagnosed their son, Wheeler, with a rare brain disorder as an infant, early enough to slow its progress. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

For example, tai chi practitioners are encouraged to stay at 70% effort, a practice that reduces injuries, facilitates mindfulness, and helps maintain nourishing, not disordered, relationships to movement. — Paula Chesley, STAT, 3 June 2026

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