Antonyms for disorderly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dis-awr-der-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈɔr dər li |
Definition of disorderly
Origin :- 1580s, "opposed to moral order," also "opposed to legal authority;" see dis- + orderly (adj.). The meaning "untidy" is attested from 1630s; the older senses are those in disorderly house, disorderly conduct, etc.
- adj messy, untidy
- adj causing trouble; unlawful
- There was a whole hierarchy of respect, outside of which existence was unrestrained and disorderly.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Flushed with victory, the troops were found riotous and disorderly.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- Then, pushing them together into a disorderly heap, she started to her feet and faced him.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- The Chinaman stokers went in a disorderly rush for the port boats.
- Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
- The room was a large one, very dirty, ill-furnished, and disorderly.
- Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
- In Dublin Castle; bad luck to it for a riotous, disorderly place.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- The entrance is in a muddy, disorderly yard and is through a tunnel in the house.
- Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
- But this disorderly Chief would only sign the treaty in his own camp.
- Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
- How many desks do you think will be found to be disorderly, when we come to make the examination?
- Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
- Then the teacher, himself mentions the number, which he supposes will be found to be disorderly.
- Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
Synonyms for disorderly
- all over the place
- boisterous
- chaotic
- cluttered
- confused
- dislocated
- disobedient
- disorganized
- disruptive
- drunk
- fractious
- heterogeneous
- indisciplined
- indiscriminate
- intemperate
- irregular
- jumbled
- mixed up
- noisy
- obstreperous
- off-base
- on-a-tear
- out-of-control
- out-of-line
- out-of-order
- out-of-step
- out-of-whack
- raucous
- rebellious
- refractory
- riotous
- rowdy
- scattered
- scrambled
- slovenly
- stormy
- termagant
- topsy-turvy
- tumult
- tumultous/tumultuous
- turbulent
- uncombed
- uncompliant
- uncontrollable
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unkempt
- unmanageable
- unmethodical
- unrestrained
- unruly
- unsystematic
- untrained
- wayward
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