organized
Americanadjective
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formally affiliated in a recognized group or organization, especially a union.
Organized dockworkers on the East Coast were preparing for a major strike.
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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.
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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.
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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
adjective
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planned and controlled on a large scale and involving many people
organized crime
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orderly and efficient
a highly organized campaign
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(of the workers in a factory or office) belonging to a trade union
organized labour
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of organized
Explanation
If something’s organized, it’s arranged in a systematic, orderly way. If you’ve got a zillion baseball cards, keeping them organized is a good idea, so you can find Hank Aaron when you need him. If you're an organized person, you keep your desk clean, your house is neat, and you keep track what you need to accomplish and when. If you're a member of the circus workers' union, you're part of the organized labor movement. You and your fellow clowns can benefit from the fact that organized workers can bargain for higher wages as a group, and that generally works better than if you try to negotiate on your own. Even if you’re funny.
Vocabulary lists containing organized
Common Core Grade 5, List 5
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SHSAT: Language of the Test
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Chapter 2: The Age of Exploration, Lessons 1–3
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Example Sentences
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Their Lipid Brain Atlas reveals that these molecules are arranged in highly organized patterns.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
In south Brooklyn, shoppers hoping to get a slice of the city's transit service waited for hours to trawl through an open-air market organized by city authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
"We are not dealing with any group organized on a big scale," Tusk said on Sunday.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The pallets will be organized so store workers can pull them to a single aisle, and the items can be unloaded in the order they are stocked on shelves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She takes out her laptop and her science notebook and as she gets organized, I start sanding the top of a small side table that has water stains and scratches.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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