unordered

Definition of unorderednext

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Recent Examples of unordered Circus Circus manages to turn a monthly profit of between $50,000 to $80,000 in the summer season through shrewd tactics, including using unordered prime rib from the hotel’s steakhouse in a buffet stew, the Journal revealed. Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026 The technique, known as brushing, involves fake packages that appear to come from Amazon or other companies, where boxes of unordered items are delivered to your doorstep. Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024 Enlarge Anas Photography Anyone who has taken a basic computer science class has undoubtedly spent time devising a sorting algorithm—code that will take an unordered list of items and put them in ascending or descending order. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023 Its pages adopt the structure of unordered lists—uniform and sturdy. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023 Part handling in warehouse automation is challenging if a large variety of items must be accommodated and items are stored in unordered piles. Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unordered
Adjective
  • The last time Harry Brook batted in a Test for England his performance was so chaotic, frenetic and, frankly, irresponsible that New Zealand’s players laughed at him.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In terms of reaching frontline workers with the promises of AI, things are rather chaotic.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The unorganized meetups are not associated with a particular venue or group.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
  • If unorganized, free-range fun is more your vibe, kids will adore running around the ducks, geese, and squirrels, as well as feeding the donkeys or the fish in the pond—with gelato breaks thrown in for good measure.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • Overflowing, disorganized closets are an all too common problem, and so are ones that have undergone a big organization effort to no avail.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Too many items or mismatched pieces on open shelves and racks can make a room look disorganized and messy.
    Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The problem is compounded by an EU that has passed its post-Cold War peak and is increasingly divided and incoherent, limiting France’s ability to mobilize the bloc behind any strategic agenda, let alone Paris’s.
    Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Employees also reported receiving incoherent emails from Redway that referenced specific concerts.
    Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Unordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unordered. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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