unchronological
Not in order
Not following time order.
Unchronological arrangements present events, items, or information without regard to when they occurred: The memoir unfolds in unchronological fashion, jumping between childhood and middle age.
The word is less common than its synonym nonchronological.
Not in sequence
- out-of-orderNonfunctional or misordered
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- achronologicalLacking temporal sequence
disordered · nonsequential · disjointed · fragmented · mixed-up · rearranged · shuffled · inverted
Fragmented crime anthology film
- MementoReminder of the past
- in medias resStarting amid events
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- montageAssembled sequence of images
Not arranged systematically
- misfiledIncorrectly stored or categorized
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- undatedLacking temporal marker
- misorderedSequenced incorrectly
nonlinear
Not in sequence
- out-of-orderNonfunctional or misordered
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
achronological · disordered · nonsequential · disjointed · fragmented · mixed-up · rearranged · shuffled · inverted · reversed
Pulp Fiction
Fragmented crime anthology film
- MementoReminder of the past
- in medias resStarting amid events
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
unsorted
Not arranged systematically
- misfiledIncorrectly stored or categorized
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- undatedLacking temporal marker
unchronologicalchronological
Ordered by time
sequential · in order · linear · consecutive · successive
chronic, chronicle, synchronize, chronology, anachronism, anachronistic, synchronized, chronological, chronometer