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
The incident led to chaotic street protests and the deployment of tear gas by federal agents.
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James Hill, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Consequently, my family didn’t really get to visit or even see the house because things got too chaotic.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
This has become the central theme of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City—probably the most chaotic show in its franchise—whose characters are always trying to root out which of their frenemies is furtively digging up dirt and spreading rumors about their legal or financial woes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Watson brash, sort of firing on all cylinders, chaotic to a certain extent.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaotic
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Adding a dust ruffle around the base of your bed can make this spot even better for keeping messy items hidden.—
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Art Supplies Art supplies will get messy fast if those tubes and bottles leak or burst.—
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Goedert scored his second touchdown on a fourth-and-2 leaving a confused Malik Mustapha behind him in the left flat.—
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Yet many of its citizens feel both whiplashed and confused.—
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The soft knit fabric drapes just right, giving that relaxed vibe without looking sloppy.—
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Practice had been a bit a sloppy at times, but San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher had a wide smile anyway Thursday afternoon.—
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Rather than letting those items pile up in a cluttered mess, opt for a compact organizer with enough storage to hold all the essentials.—
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Authoring this noisy, jazzy track all by his lonesome, Weir vocally zig-zagged his way across a cluttered arrangement flush with oddball time changes.—
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Tidy Food Storage Containers The same can be said for the food storage containers that can easily become a jumbled mess in the cabinet.—
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What should be a gripping thriller centered on new, uncharted technology and questionable loyalties degenerates into a jumbled mess.—
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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.—
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
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“Chaotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaotic. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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