Standard Lemma guide

organized

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AO1 R G AH0 N AY2 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Your desk is so organized!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disorganized, cluttered, disarrayed, messy, chaotic

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a person, characterized by efficient organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Your desk is so neat and tidy — I've never met someone so organized before!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disorganized, messy

3

adj

Meaning 3

Unionized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: labour

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unionized

Antonyms: unorganized, ununionized

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of a musical instrument, having keys (like an organ); keyed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of organize

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

methodical and efficient in arrangement or function

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • how well organized she is
  • his life was almost too organized

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disorganized

7

adjective

Meaning 7

formed into a structured or coherent whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unorganized

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

being a member of or formed into a labor union

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • organized labor
  • unionized workers
  • a unionized shop

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: organised, unionized, unionised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From organ (“musical instrument”) + -ize, calque of German organisierte/organisirte.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կազմակերպված (kazmakerpvac) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Azerbaijani: mütəşəkkil — characterised by efficient organization
  • Catalan: organitzat — characterised by efficient organization
  • Czech: organizovaný — characterised by efficient organization
  • Finnish: järjestelmällinen — characterised by efficient organization
  • French: organisé — characterised by efficient organization
  • Galician: organizado — characterised by efficient organization
  • German: ordentlich — characterised by efficient organization
  • Greek: οργανωμένος (organoménos) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Gujarati: વ્યવસ્થિત (vyavasthit) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Hindi: व्यवस्थित (vyavasthit) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Hindi: संगठित (saṅgṭhit) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Hindi: सुसंगठित (susaṅgṭhit) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Italian: organizzato — characterised by efficient organization
  • Latin: ordinātus — characterised by efficient organization
  • Māori: nahanaha — characterised by efficient organization
  • Persian: ارگانیزه (orgânize) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Polish: zorganizowany — characterised by efficient organization
  • Polish: rozgarnięty — characterised by efficient organization
  • Polish: ogarnięty — characterised by efficient organization
  • Polish: przytomny — characterised by efficient organization
  • Polish: kumaty — characterised by efficient organization
  • Portuguese: organizado — characterised by efficient organization
  • Portuguese: arrumado — characterised by efficient organization
  • Romanian: organizat — characterised by efficient organization
  • Russian: организованный (organizovannyj) — characterised by efficient organization
  • Spanish: organizado — characterised by efficient organization
  • Turkish: organize — characterised by efficient organization
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