Synonyms for order
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Group — A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank
society, class, form, forme US, category, family, tribe, brotherhood, company, kind, community, social club, league
2. Law
law, decree, injunction, rule, prescription, direction, edict, fiat, appointment, ruling, regulation, award
3. Method — arrangement, disposition, or sequence
method, sequence, regularity, system, succession, course, symmetry, procedure, arrangement, orderliness, series, classification, parliamentary procedure, disposition, routine, train dated
Other
degree, instruction, peace, purchase order, set-up, man date informal, requirement, quiet, opinion, bidding, marshall, tune dated
Verb
1. Regulate
regulate, discipline, manage, direct, regularize UK US, regularise UK, conduct, systematize UK US, systematise UK, govern
Definitions
- n. 1
Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
put the children in age order
- n. 2
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.
The magnolia and nutmeg families belong to the order Magnoliales.
- v. 1
To set in some sort of order.
We need to order them alphabetically.
- v. 2
To arrange, set in proper order.
The books in the shelf need ordering.
Related words
- Word family
- orderer ordain orderly ordinal ordinary
- Phrases
- out-of-order in-order in short order postal order in order to standing order order picking order of magnitude
- Is a kind of
- denomination
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Order in this connection denotes the fact or result of proper arrangement according to the due relation or sequence of the matters arranged; as, these papers are in order; in alphabetical order.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- decree Don't ask questions! The decree comes from the top.
- injunction Sami filed an injunction against the school board.
- opinion An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| order | steady | |
| decree | falling | |
| injunction | falling | |
| opinion | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1, put1, law1, bid1
- 4 letters
- will1, kind1, tell1, form1, rate1, sort1, rule1, rank1, tune1, fiat2
- 5 letters
- place1, class1, range1, train1, peace1, award2, grade1, quiet2, tribe1, edict2, forme
- 6 letters
- family3, system2, course1, series2, league1, charge1, degree2, direct2, method2, demand2, manage2, ruling2, adjust2, decree2
- 7 letters
- company3, society4, opinion3, require3, command2, conduct2, routine2, warrant2, arrange2, bidding2, dictate2
- 8 letters
- category4, sequence2, marshall2, organize3, regulate3, symmetry3, organise, instruct2
- 9 letters
- community4, direction3, procedure3, prescribe2
- 10 letters
- commission3, regulation4, discipline3, succession3, injunction3, regularity5, regularize, regularise
- 11 letters
- appointment3, requirement3, arrangement3, instruction3, brotherhood3, disposition4, orderliness4, systematize, systematise
- 12 letters
- prescription3
- 14 letters
- classification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fiat2 = 2 syllables).