Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements: Describes a person or their physical actions that are clumsy, awkward, or not smooth due to a lack of proper coordination between body parts.
   • Lacking in cooperative planning and organization: Describes activities, efforts, or systems that are not properly integrated, planned, or synchronized, leading to inefficiency or conflict.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical Movement):
  • His movements are uncoordinated. (He moves in a clumsy, awkward way.)
  • She felt uncoordinated when trying to learn the dance steps. (She felt physically clumsy while attempting to learn the dance.)
• Adjective (Planning/Organization):
  • The project failed due to uncoordinated efforts between departments. (The project failed because different departments did not work together in a planned way.)
  • Uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting appointments. (Poorly synchronized scheduling frequently led to double-booked times.)

Advanced Usage

• "Politically uncoordinated": Describes a lack of strategic alignment or unified action within a political group.
  • The party's response was politically uncoordinated and ineffective.
• "An uncoordinated attack": Describes a military or strategic action launched without proper synchronization of forces.
  • The uncoordinated attack was easily repelled by the defenders.

Variants and Related Words

• Uncoordination (n, rare): The state or quality of being uncoordinated.
• Coordination (n): The skillful and effective interaction of movements or the organization of different elements to work together efficiently. (This is the direct opposite concept.)
• Coordinated (adj): Operating or working together smoothly and efficiently.

Synonyms

• Clumsy (adj): Awkward in movement or handling things. (Primarily for physical meaning)
• Awkward (adj): Not smooth or graceful; causing difficulty.
• Disorganized (adj): Not properly planned or controlled. (Primarily for planning meaning)
• Haphazard (adj): Lacking any obvious principle of organization.

Antonyms

• Coordinated (adj): Showing skillful and effective interaction or organization.
• Graceful (adj): Having or showing grace or elegance in movement.
• Synchronized (adj): Operating or happening at the same time and rate.
• Organized (adj): Arranged or structured in a systematic way.

Related Phrases

• "Lack of coordination": A noun phrase describing the absence of coordinated action or movement.
  • The team's failure was due to a complete lack of coordination.
• "To be uncoordinated": The common verbal phrase describing the state.
  • As a child, he was very uncoordinated in sports.

Adjective

1. lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements
   • his movements are uncoordinated
   • an uncoordinated toddler
2. lacking in cooperative planning and organization
   • uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games