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disorganized

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verb

past tense of disorganize

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Recent Examples of disorganized
Adjective
Levy and Taylor Ortega play disorganized siblings who get thrust into the world of organized crime, a departure from the world of Schitt’s Creek, but still maintains the silliness and fun of a Dan Levy show. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 His previous album, Cardinal, was guided by charmingly disorganized instinct. Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
That these issues are now coming to light is indicative of a planning process that — in typical Dallas fashion — has been disorganized, rushed and lacking in transparency from its inception. Mark Lamster architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disorganized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disorganized
Adjective
  • The food storage in the walk-in freezer was unorganized.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But from the jump, Miller, 40, said the event was unorganized.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Disasters threaten treatment The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works with states to ensure that access to opioid use disorder medication isn't disrupted, Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said.
    Andrew Jones, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • These materials are key to technologies such as ultrasound, sonar, and high-efficiency sensors, but their complex, disordered structure has remained a mystery for decades.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This could lead to serious health concerns or even a pattern of disordered eating over time.
    LeeAnn Weintraub, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But when an audition for the sixth film came through, he was initially confused by the prospect of rejoining a franchise in which his character had already died.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 2 May 2026
  • Not to be confused with German tiny camper van builder Alpincamper, Switzerland's Alpencamper is a small upstart dedicated to bicycle camping trailers.
    C.C. Weiss May 01, New Atlas, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • But there is hope in a comprehensive plan to move away from this disjointed approach and combine our collective economic strength to manage trash as a region.
    Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ramaswamy faces growing headwinds within a GOP base disgruntled over the rising cost of living, the disjointed release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the burgeoning demands of data centers and the war with Iran.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Blueberry plants also have a shallow root system that can be disturbed by planting annuals and is subject to competition from surrounding plants for water and nutrients.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The radiation from the flares reached Earth quickly and disturbed the ionosphere, the upper atmospheric layer that carries many radio and navigation signals.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Warsh believes markets have driven those rates up in response to muddled policy from the Fed, including the recent spike in inflation after Covid — but going much further back, too.
    Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This switch-up to the formula makes new episodes of The Comeback compelling to watch, even as the season’s big-picture storytelling remains a bit muddled.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Carlos Mendoza isn’t to blame, nor are this group of players, who are being shuffled around the field like Yahtzee dice.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • While the administration has shuffled funding to pay DHS employees during the shutdown, those funds are expected to dry up in the first week of May if Congress doesn’t act beforehand.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Disorganized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorganized. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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