miscoordinated
Out of sync
Miscoordinated describes actions or movements that fail to work together properly—lacking the timing or synchronization needed for smooth execution.
A miscoordinated dance routine has partners out of step.
A miscoordinated response to a crisis has agencies working at cross-purposes.
The word suggests the intent to coordinate was there, but the execution failed.
Lacking orderly sequence
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- piecemealIn separate stages
haphazard · chaotic · muddled · unsystematic · disarrayed · incoherent · unstructured · mismanaged
Not properly positioned
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- discrepantNot in agreement
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
conflicting · clashing · unbalanced · asymmetric · lopsided · uneven · irregular · erratic
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
stumbling · ungraceful · ham-handed · butterfingers · klutz · oafish · blundering · flailing
Impaired movement coordination disorder
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- spasticityPathological muscle tightness
dyskinesia · neuromotor · proprioception · developmental · sensorimotor
disjointed
Lacking orderly sequence
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
piecemeal · haphazard · chaotic · muddled · unsystematic · disarrayed · incoherent · unstructured · mismanaged · disordered
misaligned
Not properly positioned
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- discrepantNot in agreement
incompatible · conflicting · clashing · unbalanced · asymmetric · lopsided · uneven · irregular · erratic · inconsistent
fumbling
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
gawky · stumbling · ungraceful · ham-handed · butterfingers · klutz · oafish · blundering · flailing · tripping
dyspraxia
Impaired movement coordination disorder
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
spasticity · dyskinesia · neuromotor · proprioception · developmental · sensorimotor
miscoordinatedcoordinated
Arranged to work together
synchronized · harmonized · in sync · integrated · aligned