chaotic
Completely confused and without any order.
chaotic in a sentence
- The classroom was chaotic after the hamster escaped: chairs tipped, papers flying, everyone shrieking.
- The kitchen turned chaotic on pancake day, with batter on the ceiling and pans everywhere.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to chaotic?
- Amessy
- Btidy
- Corderly
- Dcalm
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A: messy. The other three mean the opposite of chaotic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to chaotic?
- Amessy
- Borderly
- Cwild
- Dconfused
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B: orderly. The other three mean nearly the same as chaotic.
Words that mean something similar
messy, wild, confused
Words that mean the opposite
orderly, calm, tidy
More words about places & settings
- chasm: A very deep crack or gap in the ground.
- crevice: A narrow crack in rock or a wall.
- dank: Unpleasantly damp, cold and musty, like the inside of a cave.
- debris: The broken bits and pieces left scattered after something is destroyed.
- derelict: Empty, abandoned and falling to pieces.
- desolate: Empty, lonely and sad, with nothing and nobody in it.
- dilapidated: Falling to pieces because it has not been looked after.
- domestic: Belonging to the home and family, or tame and kept by people.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test