unalphabetical
Out of order
Not arranged in alphabetical order.
The term describes lists, indexes, or sequences that don't follow A-to-Z ordering: The entries were frustratingly unalphabetical.
Less common than *not alphabetical* or *out of alphabetical order* in everyday speech.
Disordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- shuffledMixed into disorder
- unsortedNot arranged systematically
- nonsequentialNot in continuous order
disarranged · randomized · mixed-up · out-of-order · rearranged · transposed · inverted · reversed
Based on personal whim
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- unsystematicLacking methodical arrangement
- indiscriminateLacking selective judgment
- orderlessWithout systematic arrangement
patternless · irregular · unpredictable · chaotic · erratic · scattershot · desultory · unmethodical
Without coherent meaning
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- unreasonedNot based on logic
- counterintuitiveContrary to expectations
- backwardsToward what's behind
inverted · contrary · unconventional · nonstandard · atypical · aberrant · anomalous · deviant
jumbled
Disordered, lacking arrangement
nonsequential · disarranged · randomized · mixed-up · out-of-order · rearranged · transposed · inverted · reversed · misordered
arbitrary
Based on personal whim
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- unsystematicLacking methodical arrangement
- indiscriminateLacking selective judgment
orderless · patternless · irregular · unpredictable · chaotic · erratic · scattershot · desultory · unmethodical · aimless
nonsensical
Without coherent meaning
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- unreasonedNot based on logic
- counterintuitiveContrary to expectations
backwards · inverted · contrary · unconventional · nonstandard · atypical · aberrant · anomalous · deviant · unorthodox
unalphabeticalsystematic
Following ordered procedures
methodical · neat · orderly · tidy · ordered
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