unorganized

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adjective

(of a territory) Lacking a normal system of government.

“Palmyra Atoll is an unorganized territory.”

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Meanings

adjectiveunorganized (comparative more unorganized, superlative most unorganized)

comparative more unorganized · superlative most unorganized · alternative unorganised

  1. Not organized: not having been organized.
    1. USlaw(of a territory) Lacking a normal system of government.

      Palmyra Atoll is an unorganized territory.

    2. 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 11

      Synonyms: ununionized · Antonyms: organized, unionized

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot unionized.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot having or belonging to a structured whole

Opposite

adjectivenot affiliated in a trade union

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. Englishorganized
  9. Englishunorganized

From un- + organized.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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