ordering

ordering

noun

Definition of ORDERING

1

a scheme of rank or order <in the ordering of crimes, ripping the tags off upholstered furniture should rank fairly low>

Synonyms graduation, hierarchy, ladder, ordering, ranking

Related Words food chain, pecking order (also peck order); arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, sequence, series, setup; degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, reaches, rung, situation, spot, standing, station, status

2

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another <the ordering of the children in the procession was according to height>

Synonyms arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, ordering, sequence, setup

Related Words continuity; precedence, priority; chain, procession, progression, succession; series; aligning (also alining), alignment (also alinement), lining up; design, layout, pattern, structure, system

Near Antonyms confusion, disorder, disorganization, disruption, upset; disconnection, disjointedness