Antonyms of verb arrange

1 of 7 senses of arrange

Sense 1
arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")
       Antonym of disarrange (Sense 1)
      => disarrange -- (destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb arrange

7 senses of arrange

Sense 1
arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 2
arrange, fix up -- (make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?")
       => agree, hold, concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")

Sense 3
stage, arrange -- (plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion")
       => initiate, pioneer -- (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants")

Sense 4
format, arrange -- (set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 5
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure -- (arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding")
       => groom, neaten -- (care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed")

Sense 6
arrange, set -- (adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music")
       => compose, write -- (write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies")

Sense 7
arrange, set up, put, order -- (arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times")
       => organize, organise -- (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)