organized chaosnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪzd ˈkeɪ.ɒs/us/ˌɔːr.ɡən.aɪzd ˈkeɪ.ɑːs/a situation in which there seems to be a lot of confusion and no organization, which makes you surprised that the results are good:
The restaurant was very busy, and the kitchens were organized chaos.
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
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- disturb
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- lawless
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- tinderbox
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- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
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