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unordered

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not having been ordered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • unordered goods

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not in any sorted order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an unordered list

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not arranged in order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disordered

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not arranged in order hierarchically

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ungraded, unranked

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ordered English unordered From un- + ordered.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: neuspořádaný — not in any sorted order
  • Spanish: desordenado — not in any sorted order
Real reading context

unordered in complete knowledge articles