unsort

Undo the arrangement

To unsort is to undo a sorted arrangement, returning items to a previous or random order.

In computing, it typically means restoring data to its original sequence before sorting was applied, or deliberately randomizing a list: I need to unsort this spreadsheet to get back to the order the entries were submitted.

disorder

disarray

Lack of order

  • jumbleConfused disorderly collection
  • messDisorderly, troublesome condition
  • clutterUntidy collection of items

disorganization · shambles · tangle · heap · confusion · dishevelment · entanglement · snarl · litter · muddle

randomize

shuffle

Randomize by mixing

disarrange · intermix · mixup · interleave · riffle · disturb · reorder · reshuffle · scatter · transpose

undo

restore

Return to earlier state

ungroup · unshuffle · unstack · unfilter · uncategorize · unclassify · redo · rollback · cancel · original

Opposites
order/arrangement

unsortsort

Method of ordering

arrange · order · organize · sequence · rank

Family

unsorted, unsorting

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