unorganized

[ uhn-awr-guh-nahyzd ]

/ ʌnˈɔr gəˌnaɪzd /

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adjective

not organized; without organic structure.

not formed into an organized or systematized whole: an unorganized essay.

without definite boundaries: unorganized territory.

not thinking or acting methodically.

not belonging to or represented by a labor union: unorganized workers.

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Origin of unorganized

First recorded in 1680–90; un-¹ + organized

SYNONYMS FOR unorganized

2. casual, unsystematic, random, haphazard.

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Can be confuseddisorganized unorganized

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Examples from the Web for unorganized

But powerful, unorganized militant groups may pose problems after this period of turmoil plays out, leaving behind a power vacuum.
Nigeria’s Do-It-Yourself Boko Haram Busters|Nina Strochlic|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it was still an unorganized effort, while Limbaugh has a powerful bully pulpit, he does not have a political machine.
Operation Hilarity: Democrats for Santorum and Other Party-Crossing Mischief|Ben Jacobs|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The nearest part of the unorganized West was adjacent to Missouri.
The Last American Frontier|Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson
The Englishman grows up into a world of barriers and locked doors, the American into an unorganized, struggling crowd.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells

That is the difference between a community and an unorganized population.
National Being|(A.E.)George William Russell
They were unarmed, unorganized, and unable to make any preparation to meet an unknown danger.
Henry IV, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The chasm between the lowest vegetable forms and unorganized matter is evidently a slight affair.
The Breath of Life|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for unorganized

unorganized

unorganised

/ (ʌnˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd) /

adjective

not arranged into an organized system, structure, or unity

(of workers) not unionized

nonliving; inorganic

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Word Origin and History for unorganized