Synonyms of disorder
31 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for disorder is mess. Other synonyms of disorder are chaos, disease, entropy, shambles and disarray. The opposite of disorder is order.
Synonyms and similar words for disorder
nounAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
- chaosAny state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
nounA physical or mental malfunction.
nounMore synonyms
- entropyA measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an...
- bedlam
- car crash figuratively
- confusion
- disarrayA lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
- disorganization
- dog's breakfastAn unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess.
- dog's dinner British, slangA complete mess.
- free-for-all
- fuddle
- hash
- hot mess US, slang
- imbroglioA complicated situation; an entanglement.
- mash
- maze figuratively
- messA thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
- misorderDisorder; irregularity.
- mommick US, dialectalA mess, a disorderly state or thing.
- muddle
- mullock British, dialectal
- mussA mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).
- shamblesA scene of great disorder or ruin.
- shemozzle
- snarl figuratively
- tangle figuratively
- topsy-turvinessThe condition or state of being topsy-turvy; disorderly or muddled.
- upfuckery rare, vulgarThe condition of being fucked up; a severe mess or problem; chaos.
verbMore synonyms
- perturb formal
Opposite of disorder
nounMore antonyms
Meaning of disorder
- noun Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
- noun A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
- noun A physical or mental malfunction.
disorder in other languages
Questions about synonyms of disorder
- What is another word for disorder?
- Disorder has 31 synonyms on Word.ws, such as mess, chaos, disease, entropy, shambles, disarray, muss and free-for-all.
- What is the opposite of disorder?
- The opposite of disorder is order.
- What does disorder mean?
- Disorder means absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
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