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shambolic

(ʃæmbɒlɪk)
adjective
If you describe a situation, person, or place as shambolic, you mean that they are very disorganized.
[British]
...a shambolic public relations disaster.
John lived in a stylishly shambolic artist's studio.
Synonyms: disorganized, disordered, chaotic, confused More Synonyms of shambolic

shambolic in British English

(ʃæmˈbɒlɪk)
adjective
informal
completely disorganized; chaotic
Word origin
C20: irregularly formed from shambles

shambolic in American English

(ʃæmˈbɑlɪk)
adjective
British, Informal
confused, disorderly, chaotic, etc.

Examples of 'shambolic' in a sentence
shambolic

It was not just the result that shocked but mostly their shambolic performance.
The Sun (2015)
Yet these official figures represent only a small sample due to a shambolic identification system.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet we have almost no idea of what happens when the same shambolic systems intervene in the wrong lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The most shambolic performance of all.
The Sun (2009)
But she was booed off stage in Belgrade last month following a shambolic performance.
The Sun (2011)
This country's benefit system is shambolic.
The Sun (2008)
ANOTHER monster laughs at the law thanks to our shambolic justice system.
The Sun (2013)
A shambolic administrative system means around 3billion was not collected in that time.
The Sun (2010)
The shambolic performance was captured at a secret gig in London last Friday.
The Sun (2015)
It's a scandal such a shambolic system can exist when British troops are paying for it with their lives.
The Sun (2011)
(adjective) 
Definition
completely disorganized
(informal) 
a shambolic public relations disaster
Synonyms
disorganized
I can't work in a disorganized office.
disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
chaotic
My house is always a chaotic mess.
confused
The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.
Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
muddled
a muddled pile of historical manuscripts
inefficient
Some people are very inefficient workers.
anarchic
anarchic attitudes and disrespect for authority
topsy-turvy
The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
at sixes and sevens
in total disarray
unsystematic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anarchic
anarchic attitudes and disrespect for authority
Synonyms
lawless,
rioting,
confused,
disordered,
revolutionary,
chaotic,
rebellious,
riotous,
disorganized,
misruled,
ungoverned,
misgoverned
in the sense of chaotic
My house is always a chaotic mess.
Synonyms
disordered,
confused,
uncontrolled,
anarchic,
tumultuous,
lawless,
riotous,
topsy-turvy,
disorganized,
purposeless,
rampageous
in the sense of confused
Definition
disordered and difficult to understand or make sense of
The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
Synonyms
disorderly,
disordered,
chaotic,
mixed up,
jumbled,
untidy,
out of order,
in disarray,
topsy-turvy,
disorganized,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
at sixes and sevens,
disarranged,
hugger-mugger (archaic),
disarrayed

Nearby words of
shambolic

  • shamble
  • shambles
  • shambling
  • shambolic
  • shame
  • shamefaced
  • shameful

Synonyms of 'shambolic'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
Synonyms
untidy,
confused,
muddled,
all over the place,
displaced,
out of place,
jumbled,
misplaced,
dislocated,
deranged,
in a mess,
disorganized,
in confusion,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
disarranged,
disarrayed,
out of kilter,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of inefficient
Some people are very inefficient workers.
Synonyms
incompetent,
incapable,
inept,
weak,
bungling,
feeble,
sloppy,
ineffectual,
disorganized,
slipshod,
inexpert,
cowboy (informal)
in the sense of muddled
a muddled pile of historical manuscripts
Synonyms
jumbled,
confused,
disordered,
scrambled,
tangled,
chaotic,
messy,
mixed-up,
disorganized,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
disarrayed
in the sense of topsy-turvy
Definition
in a state of confusion
The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
Synonyms
confused,
upside-down,
disorderly,
chaotic,
messy,
mixed-up,
jumbled,
inside-out,
untidy,
disorganized,
disarranged
in the sense of unsystematic
Synonyms
haphazard,
confused,
disorderly,
random,
chaotic,
muddled,
irregular,
jumbled,
unplanned,
disorganized,
slapdash,
unorganized,
unmethodical,
unsystematized
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