Synonyms for disorderly
dɪsˈɔr dər lidis·or·der·ly

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1. disorderly

   Synonyms:
   dirty, dowdy, negligent, rough, rude, slouchy, slovenly, soiled, uncared for, unkempt, untidy

   Antonyms:
   clean, cleanly, dapper, natty, neat, nice, orderly, prim, spruce, tidy, trim

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1. disorderlyadjective

   undisciplined and unruly

   "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"

   Synonyms:
   topsy-turvy, chaotic, hugger-mugger, jumbled, higgledy-piggledy

   Antonyms:
   tidy, orderly, tame

2. disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvyadjective

   in utter disorder

   "a disorderly pile of clothes"

   Synonyms:
   hole-and-corner(a), clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, underground, topsy-turvy, chaotic, hush-hush, jumbled, undercover, higgledy-piggledy, secret, surreptitious

   Antonyms:
   tidy, orderly, tame

3. chaotic, disorderlyadjective

   completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

   Synonyms:
   helter-skelter, topsy-turvy, chaotic, hugger-mugger, jumbled, higgledy-piggledy

   Antonyms:
   orderly, tidy, tame

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1. disorderlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   immethodical, irregular, confused, not in order

2. disorderlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   lawless, rebellious, turbulent, unruly, tumultuous

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1. disorderlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   immethodical, unsystematic, confused, riotous, chaotic, lawless, tumultuous

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1. List of paraphrases for "disorderly":

   disordered, untidy, messy, chaotic, anarchic, unruly, sloppy, haphazard

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How to use disorderly in a sentence?

1. Alan Alexander Milne:

   One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

2. The SFC:

   As short selling may exacerbate selling pressure, there is a general concern that the use of short selling in combination with abusive trading strategies will increase the risk of a disorderly market.

3. Myles Bradshaw:

   Next day everyone will be selling Italian bonds and you end up with potential self-fulfilling processes in the market where there's no buyers and only sellers and it becomes very disorderly.

4. The IEA:

   Barring a disorderly production response, it may well take some time for supply and demand to respond to the price rout.

5. Elbert Hubbard:

   Truth, in its struggles for recognition, passes through four distinct stages. First, we say it is damnable, dangerous, disorderly, and will surely disrupt society. Second, we declare it is heretical, infidelic and contrary to the Bible. Third, we say it is really a matter of no importance either one way or the other. Fourth, we aver that we have always upheld it and believed it.