unordered

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adjective

Not having been ordered.

“unordered goods”

Similar
disorderedungradedunrankednonhierarchicalnonhierarchic
OriginEnglish ordered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectiveunordered (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot having been ordered.

    unordered goods

  2. not comparableNot in any sorted order.

    an unordered list

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot arranged in order

Similar
disordered

adjectivenot arranged in order hierarchically

Similar
ungradedunrankednonhierarchicalnonhierarchic
Also see
disorderednonhierarchicalungradedunranked

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishordered
  9. Englishunordered

From un- + ordered.

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Translations

Czech neuspořádaný
  • neuspořádanýnot in any sorted order
Spanish desordenado
  • desordenadonot in any sorted order

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

underdoer
Cite this entry
APA

unordered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unordered

MLA

“unordered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unordered. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unordered,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unordered.

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