Meaning & use
chaotic
Completely disordered and confused, lacking any clear organization or control.
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The airport became chaotic after every flight was suddenly delayed.
Her chaotic desk was covered with papers, cups, and old notebooks.
A note on using this word
"Chaotic" can describe large-scale disorder, like a chaotic economy, and small, everyday messiness, like a chaotic room.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
orderlyorganized
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