nonalphabetical
Lacking letter sequence
Nonalphabetical means not arranged in the order of the alphabet.
A nonalphabetical list might be organized by date, importance, or category instead: The entries are nonalphabetical, sorted by frequency of use.
The word often appears when explaining why something departs from the expected A-to-Z arrangement.
Disordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- shuffledMixed into disorder
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- unsortedNot arranged systematically
random · disordered · mixed-up · disarranged · rearranged · inverted · reversed · permuted
Relating to figures
- chronologicalOrdered by time
- thematicRelating to subject matter
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
- hierarchicalOrganized by rank
phonetic · semantic · taxonomic · geographic · systematic · indexed · classified · grouped
Based on personal whim
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- randomizedArranged by chance
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
unpredictable · indeterminate · unsystematic · irregular · erratic · capricious · whimsical · chaotic
jumbled
Disordered, lacking arrangement
unsorted · random · disordered · mixed-up · disarranged · rearranged · inverted · reversed · permuted · transposed
numerical
Relating to figures
- chronologicalOrdered by time
- thematicRelating to subject matter
- topicalCurrently relevant or newsworthy
hierarchical · phonetic · semantic · taxonomic · geographic · systematic · indexed · classified · grouped · ranked
arbitrary
Based on personal whim
- stochasticRandomly determined, statistically describable
- aleatoryGoverned by chance
- randomizedArranged by chance
chance · unpredictable · indeterminate · unsystematic · irregular · erratic · capricious · whimsical · chaotic · entropic
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