Noncoordinated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Displaying a lack of synchronization in actions or movements
2. Indicating an absence of organized interaction or collaboration among elements or individuals
3. Characterized by movements that are not timed or controlled together ; involving elements or people that do not work or act in a planned or cooperative way

Etymology: "Noncoordinated" is a plain formation: the prefix "non-", meaning "not", attached to "coordinated." The prefix comes from Latin "non," meaning "not," and it has been used in English for centuries to build negative forms of existing words, so it is one of the most productive ways of making new terms in the language. The base word "coordinated" is the past participle of "coordinate," which joins the Latin prefix "co-," meaning "together," to "ordinare," "to arrange or put in order," itself from "ordo," "order." To coordinate things is to arrange them so they work together in an orderly way. Adding "non-" simply reverses that sense, describing movements, systems or people that lack this joint arrangement.

Synonyms: disorganized, uncoordinated, chaotic

Antonyms: coordinated, organized