order

1. noun

1)

alphabetical order

Syn:

sequence, arrangement, organization, disposition, system, series, succession; grouping, classification, categorization, codification, systematization

2)

his tidy desk demonstrates his sense of order

Syn:

tidiness, neatness, orderliness, organization, method, system; symmetry, uniformity, regularity; routine

Ant:

chaos, disarray

3)

the police were needed to keep order

Syn:

peace, control, law (and order), lawfulness, discipline, calm, (peace and) quiet, peacefulness, peaceableness

4)

the equipment was in good order

Syn:

condition, state, repair, shape

5)

I had to obey her orders

Syn:

command, instruction, directive, direction, decree, edict, injunction, mandate, dictate, commandment, rescript; law, rule, regulation, diktat; demand, bidding, requirement, stipulation; informal say-so; formal ordinance; literary behest

Ant:

suggestion

6)

the company has won the order

Syn:

commission, contract, purchase order, request, requisition; booking, reservation

Ant:

chaos

7)

the lower orders of society

Syn:

class, level, rank, grade, degree, position, category; dated station

8)

the established social order

Syn:

(class) system, hierarchy, pecking order, grading, ranking, scale

9)

the higher orders of insects

Syn:

taxonomic group, class, family, species, breed; taxon

10)

a religious order

Syn:

community, brotherhood, sisterhood, organization, association, society, fellowship, fraternity, confraternity, congregation, sodality, lodge, guild, league, union, club; sect

11)

skills of a very high order

Syn:

type, kind, sort, nature, variety; quality, caliber, standard

2. verb

1)

he ordered me to return

Syn:

instruct, command, direct, enjoin, tell, require, charge; formal adjure; literary bid

2)

the judge ordered that their assets be confiscated

Syn:

decree, ordain, rule, legislate, dictate, prescribe

3)

you can order your tickets by phone

Syn:

request, apply for, place an order for; book, reserve; formal bespeak

4)

the messages are ordered chronologically

Syn:

organize, put in order, arrange, sort out, marshal, dispose, lay out; group, classify, categorize, catalog, codify, systematize, systemize

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- in order

- order about

- order around

- out of order