organized

[ awr-guh-nahyzd ]

adjective

1. formally affiliated in a recognized group or organization, especially a union:

   Organized dockworkers on the East Coast were preparing for a major strike.

2. having a formal structure or network of elements, especially to coordinate or carry out widespread activities:

   Fraud is often committed by highly sophisticated webs of organized crime.

3. characterized by neatness and order, with tasks planned, materials arranged, etc., for optimum efficiency:

   Mom was a very organized person who kept detailed grocery lists and a budget book.

   An organized classroom with defined areas and spaces can be helpful for younger students.

4. systematically formulated or followed; codified:

   Specialized stroke centers offer an organized approach to inpatient care.

   Catholicism, with a capital C, is an organized body of doctrine, belief, and worship.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of organize.

organized

/ ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd /

adjective

1. planned and controlled on a large scale and involving many people

   organized crime

2. orderly and efficient

   a highly organized campaign

3. (of the workers in a factory or office) belonging to a trade union

   organized labour

Other Words From

• well-or·gan·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of organized¹

First recorded in 1810–20; organize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Derechos originate within a mesoscale convective system — a vast, organized system of thunderclouds that are the basic building block for many different kinds of storms, including hurricanes and tornadoes.

From Science News

In other cases, the rollout of endorsements was much more organized.

From FiveThirtyEight

In what looked like an organized military operation, there were water cannons and lots of laser-like lights.

From Ozy

First, it’s well organized and clearly outlined, even including a table where you can get the top-level information very quickly.

From Search Engine Watch

They’re trying to present China as this highly efficient, organized, competent government who took all the right actions — which again, is a kind of fictional account.

From Freakonomics

Did he denounce the involvement of organized crime in the abduction and disappearance of 43 students in the nearby city of Iguala?

From The Daily Beast

But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.

From The Daily Beast

Millions of dollars in renovation later the building is gorgeous—Clean, well-kept, organized.

From The Daily Beast

How the hell does somebody show up at a David Duke organized event in 2002 and claim ignorance?

From The Daily Beast

But taking such action puts them at odds with the most powerful and best-organized segment of their coalition.

From The Daily Beast

All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.

From Project Gutenberg

During the summer of 1862 between forty and fifty thousand loyal State militia were organized.

From Project Gutenberg

After the Reserve Banks have been in operation long enough to be running smoothly, not a few branches will doubtless be organized.

From Project Gutenberg

The key to all our human disorder is organized education, comprehensive and universal.

From Project Gutenberg

"This organized conspiracy on your part," the capstan gurgled, taking his cue from the mast.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• coordinated
• formed
• formulated
• standardized