chaotic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/keɪˈɒtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/keɪˈɑtɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kā ot′ik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cha•ot•ic /keɪˈɑtɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. marked by chaos.
cha•ot•i•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cha•ot•ic  (kā ot′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. completely confused or disordered:a chaotic mass of books and papers.
  • chao(s) + -tic 1705–15
cha•ot′i•cal•ly, adv. 
    orderly, systematic.
'chaotic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chaos - mess - shambolic - upside down - wild - block lava - Chinese fire drill - disjointed - fouled-up - hectic - orderly - troubled waters - untogether - ventricular fibrillation - slam-bang - snafu - snake pit - stew

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