Synonyms of order in English:

order

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See Spanish definition of orden

noun

1‘the list is in alphabetical order’

SYNONYMS

sequence, arrangement, organization, disposition, structure, system, series, succession

grouping, classification, categorization, codification, systematization, disposal, form

layout, array, set-up, line-up

2‘I tried to restore the room to some semblance of order’

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tidiness, neatness, orderliness, trimness, harmony, apple-pie order

ANTONYMS

chaos, disarray, untidiness

3‘6,000 police were needed to keep order’

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peace, control, lawful behaviour, law and order, law, lawfulness, discipline, calm, quiet, peace and quiet, quietness, peacefulness, peaceableness, tranquillity, serenity

ANTONYMS

disorder

4‘the idea appealed to his sense of order’

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orderliness, organization, method, system

symmetry, pattern, uniformity, regularity, routine

5‘all the equipment was in good order’

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condition, state, repair, shape, situation

6‘I had no choice but to obey his orders’

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command, instruction, directive, direction, decree, edict, injunction, mandate, dictate, commandment

law, rule, regulation, ordinance, statute, fiat, diktat

demand, bidding, requirement, stipulation

summons, writ, warrant

pronunciamento

ukase

informal say-so

literary behest

rare rescript

7‘winning the order would mean about £60 million worth of work for the company’

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commission, purchase order, request, requisition, demand, call

booking, reservation, application

8‘the upper and lower orders of society’

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class, level, rank, caste, grade, degree, position, station, category

9‘the established social order’

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system, class system, hierarchy, pecking order, grouping, grading, ranking, scale

10‘the higher orders of insects’

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taxonomic group, class, subclass, family, species, breed

technical taxon

11‘the head of a religious order’

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community, brotherhood, sisterhood

12‘the Independent Orange Order’

SYNONYMS

organization, association, society, fellowship, body, fraternity, confraternity, sorority, brotherhood, sisterhood, lodge, guild, league, union, club

denomination, sect

rare sodality

13‘diplomatic skills of a very high order’

SYNONYMS

type, kind, sort, nature, variety, ilk, genre, cast, style, brand, vintage

quality, calibre, standard

verb

1‘he ordered me to return at once’

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instruct, command, direct, enjoin, give the order to, give the command to, tell, require, charge, adjure

literary bid

2‘Judge Butler ordered that assets worth £23,000 be confiscated under the Drugs Trafficking Act’

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decree, ordain, rule, legislate, lay down, dictate, prescribe, pronounce, determine

rare enact

3‘you can order your tickets by phone’

SYNONYMS

request, apply for, send away for, send off for, write off for, put in an order for, place an order for, requisition

book, reserve

commission, contract for

rare bespeak

4‘Derek struggled to order his thoughts’

SYNONYMS

organize, put in order, set in order, arrange, sort out, straighten out, marshal, dispose, lay out, regulate

group, classify, categorize, catalogue, codify, systematize, systemize, tabulate

Medicine triage

rare methodize

Phrases

out of order

1‘the lift's out of order’

SYNONYMS

not working, not in working order, not functioning, broken, broken-down, out of service, out of commission, acting up, unserviceable, faulty, defective, non-functional, inoperative, in disrepair

down

informal conked out, bust, kaput, gone kaput, gone phut, on the blink, gone haywire, shot

British informal knackered, jiggered, wonky

North American informal on the fritz, out of whack

British vulgar slang buggered

2‘he wanted to sack her on the spot—that's really out of order’

SYNONYMS

unacceptable, unfair, unjust, unjustified, uncalled for, below the belt, out of turn, not done, unreasonable, unwarranted, unnecessary, wrong, beyond the pale, improper, irregular

informal not on, a bit much

British informal a bit thick, off, not cricket

Australian, New Zealand informal over the fence

of the order of

‘the reduction was of the order of 11 percent’

SYNONYMS

roughly, approximately, about, around, just about, round about, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the neighbourhood of, in the region of, in the area of, in the vicinity of, something like, or thereabouts, give or take, give or take a few, in round numbers, rounded down, rounded up

near to, close to, nearly, not far off, almost, approaching

British getting on for

circa

informal pushing, as near as dammit

North American informal in the ballpark of

archaic nigh

ANTONYMS

precisely

the order of the day

‘spectacle is the order of the day for many younger artists’

SYNONYMS

predominant, prevalent, current, customary, established, common, widespread, preponderant, in force, in effect, popular

informal the in thing

order someone around

SYNONYMS

tell someone what to do, give orders to, boss about, boss around, bully, lord it over, dictate to, ride roughshod over, dominate, domineer, browbeat

throw one's weight about, throw one's weight around, lay down the law

informal push about, push around

in order

1‘list the points you intend to cover and put them in order’

SYNONYMS

in sequence, in alphabetical order, in numerical order, in order of priority, in order of merit, in order of seniority

2‘when he switched on the light and went in, he found everything in order’

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tidy, neat, neat and tidy, orderly, straight, trim, shipshape, shipshape and Bristol fashion, in apple-pie order, spick and span

in position, in place

3‘I think it's in order for me to take the credit, don't you?’

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