Meanings
comparative more unorganized · superlative most unorganized · alternative unorganised
- Not organized: not having been organized.
- USlaw(of a territory) Lacking a normal system of government.
Palmyra Atoll is an unorganized territory.
- Not unionized.
Health care is one of Boston's largest industries. It is also one of the most unorganized. As in most service industries, many of the jobs are semi- or unskilled, offering low pay with little security.
1977 December 10, Kate Gyllensvard, Richard Millen, “Blue Collar, White Collar, Lavender Collar: A Look At The Gay Work Force”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 23, page 11Synonyms: ununionized · Antonyms: organized, unionized
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectivenot having or belonging to a structured whole
adjectivenot affiliated in a trade union
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishorganized
- Englishunorganized
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unorganized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unorganized
“unorganized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unorganized. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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