DISORDERS Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

disorders 1 of 2

noun

plural of disorder

as in hells

a state in which everything is out of order the general disorder of the room after the guests finally left the party

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as in diseases

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning afflicted all her life with a nervous disorder

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disorders

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of disorder

as in disrupts

to undo the proper order or arrangement of be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser

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Recent Examples of disorders

Noun

Also, all the volunteers in Stoliker’s study were healthy individuals, not patients suffering from psychological or psychiatric disorders that potential therapies using psychedelics could be aimed at. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026 The study also found that greater night-to-night sleep irregularity and more wakefulness during the night were associated with higher risks of several conditions, including anxiety and substance use disorders. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Argenx has racked up a series of wins in autoimmune disorders en route to becoming one of the world’s largest biotechs based on market cap. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Cell therapies have shown promise in treating some cancers, blood disorders, and autoimmune diseases. — Max Darrow, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 However, the drug also carries other risks, among them excessive salivation, gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic abnormalities, myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle tissue), and seizures. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 The nonprofit is centered around caring for children and adults with genetic disorders that are especially common among the Amish and broader Plain community, a group that also tends to have lower vaccination rates than average. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Brain-studying scientists win Nobel Prize for medicine Their research could hopefully lead to treatment breakthroughs for neurological and psychiatric disorders. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 It is often associated with insulin resistance, obesity, or certain endocrine disorders. — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorders

Noun

An episode of septicemia, with its hells and paradises, its nightmares and hallucinations, transforms Borges into a story writer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of hells

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The Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet this year because of a strong El Niño, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
The Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet this year because of a strong El Niño, which disrupts storm formation over the Atlantic.

— R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupts

Noun

Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumbles

Noun

The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Many of these illnesses share similar symptoms — and there isn’t always an easy way to tell them apart without testing.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of illnesses

Verb

The legal system dehumanizes her, the support group confuses her, and one of her friends painfully disappoints her.

— Carey Purcell, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
This confuses each Nyota but also those around them, who note that the Nyotas have rather quickly assumed new hairstyles but also that neither is behaving quite like herself.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of confuses

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But by the first week of September, the Dodgers could no longer argue that his poor performance wasn’t necessarily connected to his ailments.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Symptoms of lung cancer can include coughing, shortness of breath, overwhelming fatigue and pain in the back, chest or shoulder, which could be confused for other ailments.

— Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026