Synonyms of ordered

ordered 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in structured

Related Words

• structured
• standardized
• organized
• regularized
• orderly
• systematic
• systematized
• regular
• correct
• detailed
• specific
• methodical
• neat
• accurate
• exact
• precise
• clocklike

Dissimilar Words

• haphazard
• disorganized
• irregular
• unsystematic
• disordered
• hit-or-miss
• nonsystematic
• unordered
• chaotic
• disorderly
• immethodical
• planless
• patternless
• systemless
• shambolic

2

as in mandatory

Related Words

• mandatory
• permitted
• required
• authorized
• lawful
• endorsed
• certified
• licensed
• allowed
• acceptable
• sanctioned
• legal
• accredited
• warranted
• licit
• OK
• permissible
• allowable
• admissible
• tolerable
• bearable
• endurable

Dissimilar Words

• prohibited
• forbidden
• barred
• refused
• proscribed
• denied
• impermissible
• unacceptable
• rejected
• inadmissible
• unbearable
• intolerable
• vetoed
• interdicted
• objectionable
• unendurable
• banned
• disallowed
• verboten
• suppressed
• repressed
• outlawed

ordered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of order

1

as in arranged

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

• arranged
• classified
• organized
• disposed
• placed
• arrayed
• ranged
• laid out
• drew up
• systematized
• codified
• marshaled
• groomed
• filed
• aligned
• displayed
• lined
• made up
• sequenced
• cued
• set
• prioritized
• straightened (up)
• queued
• set out
• lined up
• mapped (out)
• emplaced
• tidied (up)
• alphabetized
• spruced (up)
• unscrambled
• hierarchized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upset
• disordered
• disarranged
• deranged
• messed (up)
• mussed (up)
• rumpled
• disarrayed

2

as in requested

to give a request or demand for

the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• asked (for)
• requisitioned
• put in (for)
• called for
• hired
• commissioned
• licensed
• solicited
• chartered

3

as in asked

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

• requested
• asked
• required
• demanded
• directed
• mandated
• called
• called for
• dictated
• decreed
• commanded
• ordained
• petitioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• canceled
• rescinded
• countermanded

4

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructed
• told
• asked
• commanded
• directed
• enjoined
• begged
• advised
• requested
• charged
• warned
• appointed
• bade
• petitioned
• adjured
• required
• authorized
• assigned
• forced
• compelled
• bossed (around)
• commissioned
• obliged
• managed
• entreated
• supervised
• beseeched
• led
• conducted
• controlled
• constrained
• counseled
• coerced
• superintended
• oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• observed
• obeyed
• kept
• complied (with)
• minded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ordered

Adjective

The monolithic and ordered letterforms apply elegantly to the tripod legs in a contrasting pad print to give the name presence. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Australia has already taken delivery of all 72 of its ordered F‑35As, positioning itself as a key regional air-power hub. — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025

Verb

Regional authorities avoid initiative unless explicitly ordered. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Their demands for records mirror a New Mexico lawsuit and whistleblower claims that agents were ordered to stand down instead of seizing hundreds of thousands of lethal pills. — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026