uncoordinated

adjective

un·​co·​or·​di·​nat·​ed ˌən-kō-ˈȯr-də-ˌnā-təd 

: lacking coordination : not coordinated: such as

a

: not able to move different parts of the body together well or easily

… I'm every bit as clumsy and uncoordinated on a virtual skateboard as I would be on a real one.

—Peter Cohen

b

: not characterized by smoothness or regularity

… the uncoordinated twitching of a heart no longer able to beat.

—Jerry Adler

jerky uncoordinated movements

c

: not well organized

uncoordinated attacks by rebel armies

Synonyms

• awkward
• clumsy
• gawkish
• gawky
• graceless
• klutzy
• ungainly

Examples of uncoordinated in a Sentence

my swimming instructor had never seen anyone so uncoordinated—in or out of the water

Recent Examples on the Web

Senior-level decision-making had become uncoordinated and siloed. —Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021

Beecher just cannot finish - nor Zacha, nor Wahlstrom ..... 63 played like the tired uncoordinated Marchy of the first 20 games, not the Aderall Marchy of his 6 game scoring streak. —Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

Ultimately, however, the future of the greenback as an international currency will largely be determined by the collective choices of uncoordinated private actors, most of whom will be impossible to identify. —Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025

In the primaries that followed, the three state leaders began a complex and somewhat uncoordinated campaign to purge Republicans in the relatively independent state House who had defied them on Paxton and vouchers. —Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncoordinated

• coordinated

Medical Definition

uncoordinated

adjective

un·​co·​or·​di·​nat·​ed -kō-ˈȯrd-ᵊn-ˌāt-əd 

: not coordinated : lacking proper or effective coordination

uncoordinated muscles