order

1. noun

1)

alphabetical order

Syn:

sequence, arrangement, organization, system, series, succession

2)

some semblance of order

Syn:

tidiness, neatness, orderliness

3)

the police managed to keep order

Syn:

peace, control, law and order, calm

4)

his sense of order

Syn:

orderliness, organization, method, symmetry, uniformity, regularity, routine

5)

in good order

Syn:

condition, state, repair, shape; Brit.; informal nick

6)

I had to obey his orders

Syn:

command, instruction, directive, direction, decree, edict, injunction

7)

the company has won the order

Syn:

commission, request, requisition

8)

the lower orders of society

Syn:

class, level, rank, grade, caste

9)

a religious order

Syn:

community, brotherhood, sisterhood

10)

the Orange Order

Syn:

organization, association, society, fellowship, fraternity, lodge, guild, league, union, club

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Ant:

chaos

2. verb

1)

he ordered me to return

Syn:

instruct, tell, command, direct, charge, require, enjoin

2)

he ordered that their assets be confiscated

Syn:

rule, ordain, decree, direct

3)

order your tickets by phone

Syn:

request, apply for, book, reserve

4)

the messages are ordered chronologically

Syn:

organize, arrange, sort out, lay out, group, classify, categorize, catalogue

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Ant:

forbid