Synonyms of in order

in order

phrase

as in good

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation

I believe a round of applause is in order.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• good
• suitable
• proper
• appropriate
• happy
• fitting
• right
• fit
• fitted
• pretty
• applicable
• needed
• becoming
• apt
• adequate
• required
• acceptable
• just
• felicitous
• befitting
• balanced
• deserved
• able
• satisfactory
• decent
• capable
• meet
• justified
• competent
• cut out
• requisite
• correct
• respectable
• qualified
• serviceable
• condign
• rightful
• tolerable
• decorous
• trained
• harmonious
• consonant
• kosher
• pitch-perfect
• seemly
• congruous
• companionate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improper
• unhappy
• wrong
• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• unfit
• incapable
• inapplicable
• unbecoming
• incompetent
• unseemly
• inadequate
• incongruous
• infelicitous
• indecent
• unskilled
• unfitting
• unqualified
• untrained
• intolerable
• inept
• unsatisfactory
• inapposite
• unacceptable
• misbecoming
• unbeseeming
• incorrect
• unskillful
• inexpert
• inapt
• unmeet
• unapt
• malapropos
• incompatible
• graceless
• indecorous
• uncongenial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in order

The Horned Frogs need to find two safeties that can play alongside Johnson in order for the secondary to take a step forward this season. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Lindell has long denied that and said his residency is in order. — Dana Ferguson, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

According to The Guardian, Aniston and Schwimmer’s salaries subsequently went down in order to match the rest of the cast’s. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers’ offense, in the meantime, went down in order in the first two innings. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026