ill-sorted
Badly grouped together
Ill-sorted describes things badly matched or poorly suited to each other.
An ill-sorted couple seems mismatched in temperament or status.
An ill-sorted collection lacks coherence—items thrown together without logic or harmony.
The word is somewhat literary and old-fashioned, more common in British than American English.
Not fitting together properly
- clashingStriking with discord
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
unfitting · inconsistent · discrepant · irreconcilable · disparate · inconsonant · uncoordinated · incongruent
Lacking musical agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- clashingStriking with discord
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
cacophonous · harsh · strident · conflicting · antagonistic · disharmonious · unblended · unmelodious
Lack of order
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
muddled · disorganized · confused · cluttered · messy · tangled · scattered · disheveled
mismatched
Not fitting together properly
- clashingStriking with discord
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- discordantLacking musical agreement
unsuitable · unfitting · inconsistent · discrepant · irreconcilable · disparate · inconsonant · uncoordinated · incongruent · unbalanced
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
grating · cacophonous · harsh · strident · conflicting · antagonistic · disharmonious · unblended · unmelodious · off-key
disarray
Lack of order
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
disordered · muddled · disorganized · confused · cluttered · messy · tangled · scattered · disheveled · untidy
ill-sortedwell-matched
Suitably equal in ability
matched · compatible · harmonious · congenial · suited
ill, sort, sorted, sorting, sorts, ill-mannered, ill-tempered, sorter