Synonyms for orderly
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Neat and tidy; possessing order.
He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
Related words
- Word family
- orderliness
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Things are orderly when in due relation to other things; a room or desk is orderly when every article is in place; a person is orderly who habitually keeps things so.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- neat No one is so poor that he cannot afford to be neat.
- tidy We will tidy up our room so that Mom is satisfied.
- methodical Tom is very methodical in the way he does his work.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| orderly | falling | |
| neat | rising | |
| tidy | rising | |
| methodical | rising | |
| peaceable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- neat1, trim1, tidy2
- 5 letters
- quiet2, tight1
- 7 letters
- regular3, equable3
- 8 letters
- ordinate, methodic
- 9 letters
- peaceable3, shipshape2
- 10 letters
- systematic4, methodical4
- 11 letters
- consecutive4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tidy2 = 2 syllables).