organized

adjective

or·​ga·​nized ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce organized (audio)
1
: having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities
organized baseball
organized crime
2
: affiliated by membership in an organization (such as a union)
organized steelworkers

Examples of organized in a Sentence

They ran a well-organized political campaign. She's a very organized person.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Professor Hanson backed up the idea of the group being limited in its capacity to act in an organized way, particularly as a force directed by Maduro. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 But the model is just a clock, a clock that has a pendulum that moves in a very organized way, and that pendulum drives a wheel that shows the time, the hands that show the minutes and seconds. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025 Keep detailed and organized records of all communications with your program and grants management officers. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 The unicorns in this film are a lot more vengeful and organized. Npr Staff, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for organized

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of organized was in 1817

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Organized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organized. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

organized

adjective
or·​ga·​nized
: having an organization to plan and carry out activities
organized baseball

More from Merriam-Webster on organized

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!