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order

The word “order” has 2 syllables: or-der

It's pronounced as /ˈɔr.dɚ/

What is synonym and antonym for order?

In the thesaurus, “order” has 296 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for order along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for order

Antonyms for order

  • appeal
  • cancel
  • confusion
  • countermand
  • derange
  • disarrange
  • disarray
  • disconnection
  • disjointedness
  • disorder
  • disorganization
  • disrepair
  • disruption
  • entreaty
  • follow
  • keep
  • mind
  • obey
  • observe
  • petition
  • plea
  • proposal
  • recommendation
  • rescind
  • rumple
  • suggestion
  • upset
  • urging

Meanings of order

  • noun
    1. Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
    2. A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
    3. The state of being well arranged.
    4. Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.
    5. A command.
    6. A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.
    7. A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.
    8. An association of knights.
    9. Any group of people with common interests.
    10. A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.
    11. A rank in the classification of organisms, below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.
    12. A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.
    13. (chiefly plural) An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry.
    14. The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (since the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural design.
    15. The sequence in which a side’s batsmen bat; the batting order.
    16. A power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
    17. The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.
    18. The cardinality, or number of elements in a set, group, or other structure regardable as a set.
    19. (of an element of a group) For given group G and element g ∈ G, the smallest positive natural number n, if it exists, such that (using multiplicative notation), gn = e, where e is the identity element of G; if no such number exists, the element is said to be of infinite order (or sometimes zero order).
    20. The number of vertices in a graph.
    21. A partially ordered set.
    22. The relation on a partially ordered set that determines that it is, in fact, a partially ordered set.
    23. The sum of the exponents on the variables in a monomial, or the highest such among all monomials in a polynomial.
    24. A written direction to furnish someone with money or property; compare money order, postal order.
  • verb
    1. To set in some sort of order.
    2. To arrange, set in proper order.
    3. To issue a command to.
    4. To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
    5. To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.

Example Sentences

  • She placed an order for new books online.
  • The waiter took our order quickly and politely.
  • The teacher asked the students to stay in order.
  • Everything must be in perfect order before the guests arrive.
  • The manager gave a direct order to start the project immediately.

On this page you'll find 324 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to order, such as: adjure, advise, align, aligning, alignment, aline, alinement.

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  • footing
  • gamut
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