Synonyms of orders

orders 1 of 2

noun

plural of order

1

as in sequences

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another

you always keep your books in perfect alphabetical order

we haven't found out the order of the speeches yet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sequences
• arrangements
• orderings
• distributions
• setups
• dispositions
• disposals
• arrays
• chains
• priorities
• layouts
• series
• continuities
• processions
• designs
• successions
• precedences
• patterns
• structures
• systems
• alignments
• progressions
• alinements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• disruptions
• upsets
• confusions
• disorganizations
• disconnections

2

as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a religious order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organizations
• institutions
• associations
• societies
• institutes
• brotherhoods
• chambers
• fraternities
• boards
• groups
• councils
• consortiums
• communes
• collectives
• guilds
• communities
• teams
• colleges
• chapters
• fellowships
• leagues
• cadres
• clubs
• congresses
• consortia
• gilds
• alliances
• sodalities
• partnerships
• squads
• parties
• crews
• coalitions
• circles
• branches
• clans
• bodies
• cooperatives
• camps
• outfits
• blocs
• sets
• cliques
• locals
• juntas
• memberships
• folds
• lots
• confederacies
• conspiracies
• sororities
• bands
• gangs
• cartels
• coteries
• rings
• syndicates
• klatsches
• cabals
• faithfuls
• camarillas
• sisterhoods
• klatches
• combines
• juntos
• camorras

3

as in types

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

collects movie posters, photographs and autographs of the stars, and other memorabilia of that order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• stripes
• sorts
• genres
• varieties
• descriptions
• manners
• breeds
• species
• natures
• classes
• likes
• feathers
• kidneys
• strains
• categories
• samples
• persuasions
• models
• ilks
• groups
• specimens
• ranks
• families
• groupings
• brackets
• sets
• divisions
• grades
• suites
• bunches
• lots

4

as in medals

a piece of metal given in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement

a book with full-color illustrations of British orders and decorations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medals
• medallions
• decorations
• insignia
• trophies
• titles
• ribbons
• insignias
• awards
• honors
• buttons
• colors
• laurels
• badges
• clasps
• crowns
• bronzes
• prizes
• distinctions
• commendations
• citations
• rosettes
• stars
• golds
• chevrons
• silvers
• cockades
• ensigns

5

as in instructions

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

the commander issued an order that the number of guards for the prisoner be doubled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructions
• edicts
• directions
• directives
• injunctions
• commands
• commandments
• requirements
• decrees
• words
• charges
• imperatives
• behests
• dictates
• demands
• laws
• mandates
• rules
• dos
• prescriptions
• regulations
• do's
• precepts
• ordinances
• statutes
• countermands
• counter-orders
• counterorders
• prescripts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeals
• petitions
• pleas
• recommendations
• proposals
• suggestions
• urgings
• entreaties

6

as in classes

one of the segments of society into which people are grouped

the lower orders were once expected to be content living out their lives as servants to the upper classes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classes
• levels
• castes
• ranks
• echelons
• strata
• folks
• gentries
• estates
• folk
• tiers
• layers
• brackets
• grades
• positions
• statuses
• hierarchies
• groupings
• people
• families
• food chains
• races
• tribes
• fraternities
• places
• standings
• clans
• stratifications
• sub-castes
• subcastes

7

as in categories

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

regards draftees as an entirely different order of soldier and less desirable than volunteers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• categories
• kinds
• groups
• ranks
• tiers
• classes
• classifications
• sorts
• species
• families
• varieties
• genera
• sections
• brackets
• sets
• generations
• divisions
• grades
• genuses
• leagues
• rubrics
• descriptions
• manners
• breeds
• specialties
• subgroups
• likes
• branches
• subdivisions
• races
• subclasses
• feathers
• labels
• specialities
• kidneys
• headings
• titles
• natures
• ilks
• subspecieses

orders

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of order

1

as in arranges

to put into a particular arrangement

I've ordered all of my CDs according to type of music

he likes to order his life so that there are few surprises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arranges
• organizes
• classifies
• ranges
• marshals
• disposes
• systematizes
• marshalls
• places
• arrays
• lays out
• lines
• codifies
• grooms
• files
• draws up
• cues
• displays
• queues
• sequences
• sets
• aligns
• prioritizes
• straightens (up)
• sets out
• makes up
• maps (out)
• alines
• lines up
• unscrambles
• alphabetizes
• hierarchizes
• tidies (up)
• emplaces
• spruces (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• upsets
• deranges
• disarranges
• rumples
• messes (up)
• disarrays
• musses (up)

2

as in requests

to give a request or demand for

the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requests
• requisitions
• calls for
• asks (for)
• puts in (for)
• licenses
• commissions
• hires
• licences
• solicits
• charters

3

as in demands

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requests
• demands
• mandates
• dictates
• asks
• requires
• decrees
• commands
• calls for
• directs
• calls
• ordains
• petitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancels
• rescinds
• countermands

4

as in instructs

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

the police officer ordered the crowd to back away from the suspect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructs
• commands
• tells
• asks
• bids
• requests
• directs
• charges
• bosses (around)
• enjoins
• begs
• advises
• adjures
• warns
• petitions
• requires
• forces
• appoints
• authorizes
• commissions
• compels
• counsels
• supervises
• entreats
• assigns
• beseeches
• controls
• obliges
• manages
• leads
• oversees
• constrains
• conducts
• superintends
• coerces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minds
• follows
• obeys
• observes
• keeps
• complies (with)