| Main Entry: | disarray |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorder, confusion, mess |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, ataxia, chaos, clutter, disarrangement, discomposure, disharmony, dishevelment, disorganization, holy mess, indiscipline, jumble, muddle, shambles, snarl, tangle, topsy-turviness, unholy mess, unruliness, untidiness, upset |
Antonyms: |
arrangement, harmony, order, orderliness, organization |
| Main Entry: | chaos |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | utter confusion |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, ataxia, bedlam, clutter, disarray, discord, disorder, disorganization, entropy, free-for-all, holy mess, lawlessness, misrule, mix-up, mobocracy, muddle, pandemonium, rat's nest, snarl, topsy-turviness, tumult, turmoil, unruliness |
Antonyms: |
calm, harmony, normality, order, organization, quiet, system |
| Main Entry: | confuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up; involve |
Synonyms: |
bedlamize, blend, clutter, confound, disarrange, disarray, discombobulate, discreate, disorder, disorganize, embroil, encumber, entangle, intermingle, involve, jumble, litter, mess up*, mingle, mistake, muddle, muss up, rumple, snarl up, tangle, tousle, tumble |
Antonyms: |
order, organize, separate |
| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disoriented state |
Synonyms: |
abashment, ado, anarchy, astonishment, bustle, chaos, clutter, commotion, complexity, complication, consternation, daze, difficulty, disarray, discomposure, dislocation, disorganization, distraction, emotional upset, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, hodge-podge, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, mistake, muddle, mystification, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, trouble, tumult, turmoil, untidiness, upheaval, uproar, wilderness |
Antonyms: |
calm, clarity, composure, method, order, organization, orientation, system |
| Main Entry: | derange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make crazy; confuse |
Synonyms: |
confound, craze*, dement, disarrange, disarray, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, displace, distract, disturb, drive mad, frenzy, madden, make insane, mess up*, misplace, muss, perplex, ruffle, rummage, unbalance, unhinge, unsettle, upset |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort |
| Main Entry: | dislocation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | displacement |
Synonyms: |
break, confusion, disarray, disarticulation, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disorder, disorganization, disruption, disturbance, division, luxation, misplacement, unhinging |
Antonyms: |
order, ordering |
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaos, clutter |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, ataxia, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, discombobulation, disorderliness, disorganization, huddle, irregularity, jumble, mess, muddle, rat's nest, shambles, snarl, topsyturviness, untidiness |
Antonyms: |
arrangement, conformity, method, order, orderliness, organization, system |
| Main Entry: | disorganization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unordered situation or thing |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, chaos, confusion, derangement, disarray, disjointedness, disorder, disruption, dissolution, disunion, foul-up, incoherence, mix-up, rat's nest, screw-up, unconnectedness, unholy mess |
Antonyms: |
coherence, method, neatness, order, organization, plan, system, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | disorganize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disrupt arrangement; make shambles of |
Synonyms: |
break down, break up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, demobilize, derange, destroy, disarrange, disarray, disband, discompose, discreate, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disperse, disturb, embroil, jumble, litter, mess up, mislay, misplace, muddle, perturb, put out of order, scatter, scramble, shuffle, toss, turn topsy-turvy, unsettle, upset |
Antonyms: |
compose, neaten, order, organize, plan, systematize, tidy |
| Main Entry: | disrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, disorganize |
Synonyms: |
agitate, bollix, confuse, disarray, discombobulate, discompose, disorder, disturb, mess up, mix up, muck up, muddle, muddy the waters, psych out, put off, rattle, rattle one's cage, rummage, screw up, shake, spoil, throw, unsettle, upset the apple cart |
Antonyms: |
arrange, organize, ready |