misordered

Put incorrectly arranged

Misordered means arranged in the wrong sequence or out of proper order.

Items in a list might be misordered, steps in a process might be misordered, or pages in a document might be misordered: The chapters were misordered, so the plot made no sense.

The word appears most often in technical or procedural contexts where sequence matters.

sequence

missequenced

Placed in incorrect order

unsorted · misaligned · transposed · reversed · inverted · shuffled · rearranged · misplaced · misfiled · misnumbered

error

incorrect

Not accurate or true

faulty · flawed · botched · bungled · mishandled · mismanaged · messed-up · garbled · mangled · muddled

disarray

disorganized

Lacking systematic arrangement

cluttered · disheveled · untidy · scattered · strewn · helter-skelter · topsy-turvy · higgledy-piggledy · pell-mell · random

Opposites
sequence/arrangement

misorderedordered

Arranged or commanded

in order · well-ordered · alphabetized · sorted · sequenced

organizational state

misorderedorganized

Systematically arranged

orderly · systematic · methodical · structured · regulated

Family

order, ordered, disorder, orderly, ordering, disorderly, disordered, reorder, orderliness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G