Unstructured — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking definite structure or organization

lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnstɹˈʌktʃɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnstɹˈʌktʃəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnstɹˈʌktʃəd/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnstɹˈʌktʃɚd/.

Examples

an unstructured situation with no one in authority
a neighborhood gang with a relatively unstructured system
children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amorphous

Antonyms

structured

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking definite structure or organization “an unstructured situation with no one in authority”
adjective	lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unstrukturiert

es mangelt an klarer Struktur oder Organisation

🇫🇷French

non structuré

manquant de structure ou d'organisation définie

🇪🇸Spanish

no estructurado

Carece de estructura u organización definida.

🇮🇹Italian

non strutturato

privo di struttura o organizzazione definita

🇳🇱Dutch

ongestructureerd

zonder duidelijke structuur of organisatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

não estruturado

sem estrutura ou organização definida

🇷🇺Russian

неструктурированный

отсутствие определенной структуры или организации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंरचित

निश्चित संरचना या संगठन का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অসংগঠিত

নির্দিষ্ট কাঠামো বা সংগঠনের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டமைக்கப்படாத

திட்டவட்டமான அமைப்பு அல்லது அமைப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్మాణము లేని

ఖచ్చితమైన నిర్మాణం లేదా సంస్థ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

असंरचित

निश्चित संरचना किंवा संघटना नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગઠિત

ચોક્કસ માળખું અથવા સંસ્થાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘടനയില്ലാത്ത

കൃത്യമായ ഘടനയോ ഓർഗനൈസേഷൻ്റെയോ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਸੰਗਠਿਤ

ਨਿਸ਼ਚਤ ਢਾਂਚੇ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ساختہ

قطعی ساخت یا تنظیم کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非结构化的

缺乏明确的结构或组织

🇯🇵Japanese

構造化されていない

🇰🇷Korean

구조화되지 않은

명확한 구조나 조직이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có cấu trúc

thiếu cơ cấu hoặc tổ chức xác định

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีโครงสร้าง

ขาดโครงสร้างหรือองค์กรที่ชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak terstruktur

tidak memiliki struktur atau organisasi yang pasti

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakaayos

kulang sa tiyak na istruktura o organisasyon

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berstruktur

tidak mempunyai struktur atau organisasi yang pasti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير منظم

تفتقر إلى هيكل أو تنظيم محدد

🇮🇷Persian

بدون ساختار

فاقد ساختار یا سازماندهی مشخص

🇹🇷Turkish

yapılandırılmamış

Kesin yapı veya organizasyondan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מובנה

חסר מבנה או ארגון מוגדרים

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