as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
a chaotic cellar sorely in need of some straightening up
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Recent Examples of chaotic
As one of the leaders in a chaotic Bulls locker room, Giddey understands the risks of the next few weeks.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The president vowed late Thursday to find a way to pay Transportation Safety Administration screeners who have been forced to work without paychecks for more than a month, spawning chaotic hours-long lines at some airports.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
The order from Cole County Circuit Court Judge Brian Stumpe also appears to scramble Missouri’s election season, setting up several chaotic – and dueling – scenarios.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Meta’s project is transforming Richland Parish into a chaotic boomtown almost overnight, with attendant winners and losers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The president vowed late Thursday to find a way to pay Transportation Safety Administration screeners who have been forced to work without paychecks for more than a month, spawning chaotic hours-long lines at some airports.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
The order from Cole County Circuit Court Judge Brian Stumpe also appears to scramble Missouri’s election season, setting up several chaotic – and dueling – scenarios.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Meta’s project is transforming Richland Parish into a chaotic boomtown almost overnight, with attendant winners and losers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaotic
Adjective
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Beyond the hardware, it’s packed with AI features like Circle to Search for instant lookups and Handwriting Assist to tidy up your messy notes, all backed by a 20-hour battery that lasts well beyond the standard workday.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Things with Turner got messy quickly with custody issues rearing their head, but seemed to have settled down now.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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When the director approached Hanks directly, the actor was confused.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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After catching confused glances all through Venice, traversing neighborhoods and winding along Abbott Kinney, the group landed at the home of Matt Ricotta.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This was a better defensive effort for the Stars than their sloppy defeat Tuesday night at home against New Jersey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Lakers relied on another part-time G League contributor to carry them through a sloppy fourth quarter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The breakthrough by a team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) mimics how bats rely on simple echolocation to move through dark, cluttered environments with minimal neural processing.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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His front yard became cluttered with a living room’s worth of patio furniture, bar stools, storage containers, a cord of firewood and a fire pit.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Buffon protested that a system of tidy categories based upon a single criterion belied the lush and jumbled profusion of nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The series does not touch on the tabloid attention that followed the Beckhams in 2004, when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, and the many further accusations of cheating that littered gossip columns after.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Chaotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaotic. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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