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adjective

ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce organized (audio)
Definition of organizednext
as in systematic
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern our department is more organized and, therefore, more efficient in handling the tasks assigned to it

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verb

past tense of organize
1
as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement carefully organized the hotel's silverware by pattern

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2
as in planned
to work out the details of (something) in advance started organizing the anniversary party months in advance

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Recent Examples of organized
Adjective
Parents created petitions and public Facebook groups, walked door-to-door in their neighborhoods and organized meetings to try to save their schools. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 There's nothing like a bit of organized fun to distract and ease any tension in the group. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
The Guggenheim Museum union, which organized in 2021 and includes approximately 150 curators, conservators, educators, and public programmers, ratified its first contract in 2023, a two-and-a-half-year agreement. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The underlying transactions have to be organized and labeled so the system can tell what’s authoritative and what’s just a reference point. — Salvatore Lombardo, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organized
  1. systematic
  2. arranged
  3. planned
  4. systematized
  5. classified
  6. designed
  7. methodical
  8. ordered
Adjective
  • The experience of Operation ‘Vivaldi’ has demonstrated that the systematic replacement of human personnel with robots is changing the paradigm of modern warfare.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Despite these limitations, the study indeed offers a more systematic route for exploring complex alloys and designing new quantum materials.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of systematic
Verb
  • My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In Saved, Hall wrote that those soldiers had been arranged by a Ukrainian army press liaison at Kuvshynova's request.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • Part 2 is planned for Christmas 2026, with Part 3 currently in development.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Balknight had also planned to retire that day before agreeing to stay on as acting superintendent.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of planned
Adjective
  • Raad’s subject—war—is likewise highly systematized, yet requires mental gymnastics to justify itself.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
  • Starboard’s 2026 strategy leans into partnership, culture and experiential momentum, while Harding+ is building a more systematized retail model around emotion, data, and innovation.
    — Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of systematized
Verb
  • Treasurer Erick Russell has also pushed changes designed to prevent active bank accounts from being wrongly classified as abandoned.
    — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office reviewed the man’s death and classified it as a homicide, Becchina said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of classified
Verb
  • At 25 minutes per episode, the show is designed for streaming services, and it has been given an innovative rollout in Germany this fall, when three episodes will launch on ZDF’s streaming service, with Episode 1 also available on YouTube.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Typically made in days or weeks, emergency orders are designed to be temporary, lasting only as cases continue to play out in lower courts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of designed
Adjective
  • That's when Carr and the Irish offense went to work with a series of methodical and physical drives, carrying the ball right into the heart of the defensive front and consistently moving the chains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Company officials characterized the pace as methodical at the outset, followed by an aggressive push toward commercial licensing.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of methodical
Verb
  • The officer moved a safe distance away and ordered Cruz Linares to drop the knife.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Israel’s agencies and transportation minister have traded blame over who was responsible for screening the flight, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a review of aviation security.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Organized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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