disarray
A state of untidiness and confusion.
disarray in a sentence
- After the puppy's visit, the living room was in complete disarray.
- The wind left the neat piles of leaves in disarray.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to disarray?
- Amess
- Border
- Ctidiness
- Dneatness
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A: mess. The other three mean the opposite of disarray.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to disarray?
- Aorder
- Bchaos
- Cmuddle
- Dmess
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A: order. The other three mean nearly the same as disarray.
Words that mean something similar
mess, chaos, muddle
Words that mean the opposite
order, neatness, tidiness
More words about behaviour & manners
- discreet: Careful not to attract attention or give away secrets.
- distasteful: Unpleasant or offensive, so that you dislike it.
- docile: Quiet, gentle and easy to control.
- dutiful: Careful to do everything you are supposed to do.
- eavesdrop: To listen secretly to other people's private conversation.
- entice: To tempt someone by offering them something nice.
- exempt: Allowed to skip something that everyone else must do.
- extravagant: Spending or costing far more than is needed.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test