organized

adjective or·ga·nized \ ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd \

Updated on: 1 Dec 2017

Definition of organized

1 : having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities

organized baseball

organized crime

2 : affiliated by membership in an organization (such as a union)

organized steelworkers

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Examples of organized in a Sentence

They ran a well-organized political campaign.
She's a very organized person.

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While organized opposition has been scant, the campaign faces headwinds.

— bill turque, kansascity, "KCI single-terminal campaign coming down to the wire," 4 Nov. 2017
The indoor facilities offer activities such as organized hockey and figure skating as well as open ice-skating hours.

— chris sikich, Indianapolis Star, "Carmel's Christmas market, ice rink, to open Nov. 18," 30 Oct. 2017
Though there's no organized opposition campaign, both the state public defender and the state prosecuting attorneys' association have come out against it, citing possible unintended consequences, as has the ACLU.

— julie carr smyth, Cincinnati.com, "Ohio Issue 2: Drug industry-financed groups spending big to kill it, finance reports show," 27 Oct. 2017
Pakistan insists counterterrorism operations over the last three years have cleared any organized militant presence in Pakistan and says it is being blamed unfairly for U.S. and Afghan shortcomings in Afghanistan.

— saeed shah, WSJ, "U.S., Pakistan Spar Over Fight Against Terrorism," 26 Oct. 2017
Williams was reportedly injured on the first day of organized team activities and did not practice all offseason or in training camp.

— profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, "The 10 most-intriguing medical issues for Week 6," 13 Oct. 2017
This has nothing to do with Colin Kaepernick and national anthem protests and not much to do with the irreconcilable differences between organized mayhem and healthy brains.

— tim sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Losing interest in the NFL | Tim Sullivan," 9 Sep. 2017
In part, that’s because Trump has no organized agenda.

— william saletan, Slate Magazine, "TV journalists need to find a new way to handle her.," 25 Jan. 2017
Ameera, then 2 1/2, was very organized and always the leader on playdates.

— Redbook, "We finally answer the question: What does a stay-at-home mom do? The reality is more complicated than you think.," 6 June 2016

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First Known Use of organized

1817

organized Synonyms

Synonyms

neat, orderly, methodical, regular, systematic, systematized

Antonyms

disorganized, haphazard, hit-or-miss, immethodical, irregular, nonsystematic, patternless, planless, systemless, unsystematic

Related Words

ordered, regularized, standardized, structured; accurate, clocklike, correct, exact, precise; detailed, specific

Near Antonyms

chaotic, disordered, disorderly, shambolic [chiefly British], unordered

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Definition of organized for English Language Learners

: arranged into a formal group with leaders and with rules for doing or planning things
: arranged into or belonging to a labor union
: arranged or planned in a particular way

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