English words for 'lacking organised or systematic structure; without a system'
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adj
- lacking a visible order or organization
- Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
- of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions
- completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
- Filled with chaos.
- (roleplaying games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.
- (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
noun
adj
- Not incorporated into a coherent system; conceptually disconnected.
- Not expressed or exhibited in material or concrete form; wholly abstract.
- (especially of armed multitudes) Not united in a regimented structure; lacking structure and order.
- Existing or operating without involvement by the body; solely mental or intellectual; “ungrounded”, “heady”.
- (of a soul, spirit, or other such essence so conceived) Incorporeal; not possessed of a body.
- not having a material body
adj
- (by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
- Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
- (by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
- (physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
- (set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
- without real or apparent crystalline form
- having no definite form or distinct shape
- lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
- unclear because vague or badly organized
- (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused
noun
- lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
- nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
- (countable) Something incoherent; something that does not make logical sense or is not logically connected.
- (psychiatry) Thinking or speech that is so disorganized that it is essentially inapprehensible to others.
- The quality of not making logical sense or of not being logically connected.
noun
- Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
- A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
- (medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.
- a condition in which things are not in their expected places
- a disturbance of the peace or of public order
- a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
verb
adj
- lacking order or methodical arrangement or function
- Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.
- Lacking skills for organizing one's affairs.
- (psychology) In a state of disruption of orderly psychological functioning; engaging in behavior that is chaotic, self-contradictory, or out of keeping with reality; (of a mental illness) poorly controlled and leading to a disorganized state.
verb
adj
- lacking orderly continuity
- mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- (of a person or animal) disoriented
- embarrassed
- making no sense; illogical
- (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
- chaotic, jumbled or muddled
verb
adj
- lacking orderly continuity
- not plugged in or connected to a power source
- (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
- marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
- having been divided; having the unity destroyed
- That is no longer connected.
- (mathematics, of a topological space) That can be partitioned into two nonempty subsets which are both open and closed.
- Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.
- Incoherent; disjointed.
verb
adj
- lacking orderly continuity
- occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
- (meteorology, of clouds) Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- Seemingly randomly distributed.
- (meteorology, of precipitation) Affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
- Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
verb
noun
- A lack of clarity or order.
- Lack of understanding due to dementia.
- (collective) A group of wildebeest.
- The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
- The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
- a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
noun
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization.
noun
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (economics) The reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency through the reallocation of resources and changes in its workforce.
- (psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
- (mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
- A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
adj
- lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
- (UK, slang) Being out of the ordinary; unusual or unexpected; odd, strange, bizarre.
- (statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.
- (computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
- (informal) Selected for no particular reason; arbitrary; unspecified.
- Occurring for no particular reason; haphazard, unpredictable.
- (informal) Of a person: characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
- (informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.
- (informal) Apropos of nothing; lacking context, relevance, or any connection to the previous situation; unexpected.
noun
verb
noun
- (countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
- (uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- Confusion in general; disorder.
- (uncountable, rare) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
- a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
noun
- A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways.
- (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
- (countable) An example of this government.
noun
- the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
- sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- a loud outcry of protest or complaint
- incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
- the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
- Any sound.
- (informal) Speech that is suggestive of an attitude or opinion.
- (music) A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.
- (figurative, by extension) Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.
- (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
- (uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
- (technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
- Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
- Rumour or complaint.
- (statistics) Variation or deviation generated by random fluctuations.
verb
noun
- the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
- A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event.
- The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
- (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
noun
- the basic structure or features of a system or organization
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- (systems theory) An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
- The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
noun
- the basic structure or features of a system or organization
- lowest support of a structure
- The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
- The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
- (Marxism) Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).
adj
- lacking neatness or order
- not fitting closely; hanging loosely
- excessively or abnormally emotional
- wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- marked by great carelessness
- (of soil) soft and watery
- Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
- Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
- Imprecise or loose.
noun
- lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
- nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
- (countable) Something incoherent; something that does not make logical sense or is not logically connected.
- (psychiatry) Thinking or speech that is so disorganized that it is essentially inapprehensible to others.
- The quality of not making logical sense or of not being logically connected.
noun
- Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
- A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
- (medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.
- a condition in which things are not in their expected places
- a disturbance of the peace or of public order
- a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
verb
noun
- A lack of clarity or order.
- Lack of understanding due to dementia.
- (collective) A group of wildebeest.
- The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things.
- The state of being confused; misunderstanding.
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
- a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
noun
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization.
noun
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (economics) The reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency through the reallocation of resources and changes in its workforce.
- (psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
- (mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
- A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
noun
- (countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
- (uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- Confusion in general; disorder.
- (uncountable, rare) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
- a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
noun
- A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways.
- (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
- (countable) An example of this government.
noun
- the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
- sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- a loud outcry of protest or complaint
- incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
- the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
- Any sound.
- (informal) Speech that is suggestive of an attitude or opinion.
- (music) A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.
- (figurative, by extension) Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.
- (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
- (uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
- (technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
- Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
- Rumour or complaint.
- (statistics) Variation or deviation generated by random fluctuations.
verb
noun
- the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
- A measure of the lack of purpose, logic, or objectivity of an event.
- The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.
- (mathematics) A type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
noun
- the basic structure or features of a system or organization
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- (systems theory) An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
- The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
noun
- the basic structure or features of a system or organization
- lowest support of a structure
- The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
- The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
- (Marxism) Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).
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adj
- lacking a visible order or organization
- Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
- of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions
- completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
- Filled with chaos.
- (roleplaying games) Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.
- (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
noun
adj
- Not incorporated into a coherent system; conceptually disconnected.
- Not expressed or exhibited in material or concrete form; wholly abstract.
- (especially of armed multitudes) Not united in a regimented structure; lacking structure and order.
- Existing or operating without involvement by the body; solely mental or intellectual; “ungrounded”, “heady”.
- (of a soul, spirit, or other such essence so conceived) Incorporeal; not possessed of a body.
- not having a material body
adj
- (by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
- Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
- (by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
- (physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
- (set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
- without real or apparent crystalline form
- having no definite form or distinct shape
- lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
- unclear because vague or badly organized
- (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused
adj
- lacking order or methodical arrangement or function
- Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.
- Lacking skills for organizing one's affairs.
- (psychology) In a state of disruption of orderly psychological functioning; engaging in behavior that is chaotic, self-contradictory, or out of keeping with reality; (of a mental illness) poorly controlled and leading to a disorganized state.
verb
adj
- lacking orderly continuity
- mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- (of a person or animal) disoriented
- embarrassed
- making no sense; illogical
- (of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
- chaotic, jumbled or muddled
verb
adj
- lacking orderly continuity
- not plugged in or connected to a power source
- (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
- marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
- having been divided; having the unity destroyed
- That is no longer connected.
- (mathematics, of a topological space) That can be partitioned into two nonempty subsets which are both open and closed.
- Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.
- Incoherent; disjointed.
verb
adj
- lacking orderly continuity
- occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
- (meteorology, of clouds) Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- Seemingly randomly distributed.
- (meteorology, of precipitation) Affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
- Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
verb
adj
- lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
- (UK, slang) Being out of the ordinary; unusual or unexpected; odd, strange, bizarre.
- (statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.
- (computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
- (informal) Selected for no particular reason; arbitrary; unspecified.
- Occurring for no particular reason; haphazard, unpredictable.
- (informal) Of a person: characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
- (informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.
- (informal) Apropos of nothing; lacking context, relevance, or any connection to the previous situation; unexpected.
noun
verb
adj
- lacking neatness or order
- not fitting closely; hanging loosely
- excessively or abnormally emotional
- wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- marked by great carelessness
- (of soil) soft and watery
- Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
- Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
- Imprecise or loose.