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Organized vs Collected - What's the difference?

organized | collected |

As adjectives the difference between organized and collected

is that organized is of a person, characterised by efficient organisation while collected is , emotionally , in focus.

As verbs the difference between organized and collected

is that organized is (organize) while collected is (collect).

organized

English

Alternative forms

* organised (British English)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a person, characterised by efficient organisation.
    • Your work desk is so neat and tidy - I've never met someone so organized before!

    Verb

    (head)
  • (organize)

    • Derived terms

    * organized crime

    collected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • , emotionally , in focus.
    • He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * calm, cool, composed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (collect)
  • *
    • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.