Antonyms of verb organize

1 of 6 senses of organize

Sense 2
organize, organise -- (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)
       Antonym of disorganize (Sense 1)
      => disorganize, disorganise -- (remove the organization from)

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

6 senses of organize

Sense 1
form, organize, organise -- (create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

Sense 2
organize, organise -- (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)
       => manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")

Sense 3
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate -- (plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery")
       => plan -- (make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family")

Sense 4
organize, organise, coordinate -- (bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?")
       => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")

Sense 5
organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate -- (arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office")
       => initiate, pioneer -- (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants")

Sense 6
unionize, unionise, organize, organise -- (form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize")
       => join, fall in, get together -- (become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man")

Antonyms of adj organized

3 senses of organized

Sense 1
organized (vs. unorganized) -- (formed into a structured or coherent whole)

unorganized (vs. organized), unorganised -- (not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government")
        => uncoordinated -- (lacking in cooperative planning and organization ; "uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games")
        => unformed -- (not formed or organized; "an as yet unformed government")
        => unincorporated -- (not organized and maintained as a legal corporation)

Sense 2
organized (vs. disorganized) -- (methodical and efficient in arrangement or function; "how well organized she is"; "his life was almost too organized")

disorganized (vs. organized), disorganised -- (lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate")
        => broken, confused, disordered, upset -- (thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset")
        => chaotic, helter-skelter -- (lacking a visible order or organization)
        => fucked-up, snafu -- (snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation normal--all fucked-up")
        => scrambled -- (thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of action")
        => unmethodical -- (not efficient or methodical; "the project failed through unmethodical planning")
        => unstuck, undone -- (thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price programs became unstuck because little grain was available")

Sense 3
organized, organised, unionized, unionised -- (being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop")

INDIRECT (VIA union) -> nonunion -- (not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union; "nonunion carpenters"; "a nonunion contractor")

Similarity of adj organized

3 senses of organized

Sense 1
organized (vs. unorganized) -- (formed into a structured or coherent whole)
       => arranged -- (planned in advance; "an arranged marriage")
       => configured -- (organized so as to give configuration to; "a magnet is surrounded by a configured field")
       => corporate, incorporated -- (organized and maintained as a legal corporation; "a special agency set up in corporate form"; "an incorporated town")
       => re-formed -- (formed again or anew; "the re-formed scout troop has been very active")
       => reorganized, reorganised -- (organized again; "a reorganized business")
          Also See-> structured#1

Sense 2
organized (vs. disorganized) -- (methodical and efficient in arrangement or function; "how well organized she is"; "his life was almost too organized")
       => methodical -- (characterized by method and orderliness; "a methodical scholar")
       => well-conducted -- (characterized by good organization and control; "a well-conducted meeting")
          Also See-> systematic#1

Sense 3
organized, organised, unionized, unionised -- (being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop")
       => union (vs. nonunion) -- (of trade unions; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract")

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