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adjective

Definition of orderednext
1
as in structured

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as in mandatory

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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

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2
as in requested
to give a request or demand for the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

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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

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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the police officer ordered the crowd to back away from the suspect

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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
Charles stripped his brother of his princely title and ordered him to leave Royal Lodge last year as the monarch sought to shield the rest of the royal family from the continuing scandal of Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with Epstein. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The online retailer estimates about 50 percent of items ordered across its markets are returned. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ordered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordered
  1. standardized
  2. mandatory
  3. arranged
  4. requested
  5. asked
  6. instructed
  7. organized
  8. required
Adjective
  • The leap day and the leap second In the spirit of the pendulum clock, scientists spent three more centuries developing systems that would measure time precisely and in a standardized way so that all clocks around the world could tell the same time.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Where these groups focus much of their work on materials science and standardized testing, however, the new alliance wants to put factory-level execution at the center of its approach.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of standardized
Adjective
  • The White House has formally sent Congress proposed legislation that would impose mandatory minimum sentences on those convicted of fraud involving federal benefit programs, according to a copy of it seen by Semafor.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Face masks were distributed to local kindergartens, and mandatory mask mandates were slapped on workers at the nearby Irkutsk Aluminum Plant.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of mandatory
Verb
  • Cleanup crews are also arranged, with Life Time paying several local clubs and volunteer groups to pick up any garbage left after the race, according to Thurman.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • They have been arranged so that the main entrance opens onto the living room.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • The company continues to collect and share data with the FDA about the side effects reported with the drug since going to market, but the agency has not requested warning-label changes.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Citing people familiar with the matter, Nikkei reported that Apple’s October component orders for the two models are at least 15% below what the company originally requested.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • In both examples, no one is being proposed to, asked on a date, or really being asked any kind of question that would require them to respond in an immediate, public way.
    — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • View gallery - 5 images Agilink, a spin-off of Chinese robotics giant AgiBot, asked Fu Xianghong, a master of traditional Suzhou embroidery, to train its OmniHand 3 Ultra.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of asked
Verb
  • The commission also instructed Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to present a plan to end free rides on the Metromover rail line that runs through Miami.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Xuan and Zhang sometimes instructed the nannies to strike the children harder, according to Hochman.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructed
Adjective
  • The delay comes after organized opposition from residents of eight waterfront luxury high-rise condominium buildings off the MacArthur Causeway and just south of Fifth Street.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the energy surges through the crystal as an organized shockwave.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of organized
Adjective
  • The settlement includes a series of stipulations related to the number of theatrical films the combined company will release per year and the required budget for those films.
    — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Reaching that altitude, however, required GICON to rethink how such a turbine could be constructed.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordered. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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