Synonyms of ordering

ordering 1 of 2

noun

1

as in hierarchy

a scheme of rank or order

in the ordering of crimes, ripping the tags off upholstered furniture should rank fairly low

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hierarchy
• ranking
• ladder
• scale
• series
• graduation
• sequence
• distribution
• level
• array
• disposal
• setup
• arrangement
• food chain
• situation
• status
• degree
• standing
• place
• disposition
• position
• peck order
• footing
• pecking order
• station
• spot
• reaches
• echelon
• rung

2

as in sequence

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 & Similar Words

• sequence
• arrangement
• order
• distribution
• disposition
• setup
• disposal
• array
• chain
• continuity
• layout
• procession
• series
• priority
• precedence
• succession
• design
• progression
• system
• pattern
• alignment
• structure
• aligning
• alinement
• alining
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorder
• confusion
• disruption
• upset
• disorganization
• disconnection
• disjointedness

ordering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of order

1

as in arranging

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

• arranging
• classifying
• organizing
• disposing
• systematizing
• placing
• codifying
• marshalling
• ranging
• arraying
• laying out
• grooming
• marshaling
• drawing up
• displaying
• filing
• aligning
• queueing
• queuing
• prioritizing
• lining
• sequencing
• straightening (up)
• making up
• alphabetizing
• cueing
• alining
• setting
• cuing
• tidying (up)
• lining up
• setting out
• mapping (out)
• sprucing (up)
• hierarchizing
• emplacing
• unscrambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upsetting
• disordering
• disarranging
• deranging
• messing (up)
• rumpling
• mussing (up)
• disarraying

2

as in requesting

to give a request or demand for

the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requesting
• requisitioning
• asking (for)
• calling for
• putting in (for)
• hiring
• licensing
• commissioning
• soliciting
• chartering
• licencing

3

as in asking

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

• requesting
• asking
• mandating
• requiring
• directing
• demanding
• dictating
• calling
• calling for
• decreeing
• commanding
• ordaining
• petitioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancelling
• canceling
• rescinding
• countermanding

4

as in instructing

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructing
• telling
• asking
• commanding
• directing
• enjoining
• advising
• bidding
• begging
• requesting
• charging
• warning
• requiring
• petitioning
• appointing
• adjuring
• bossing (around)
• authorizing
• forcing
• supervising
• assigning
• managing
• commissioning
• controlling
• overseeing
• counselling
• counseling
• compelling
• entreating
• leading
• conducting
• coercing
• constraining
• beseeching
• superintending
• obliging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• obeying
• observing
• keeping
• minding
• complying (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ordering

Noun

Starbucks is applying machine learning to personalize the digital ordering experience in the app. —Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

But by 2016, stickers replaced handwriting as mobile ordering grew more popular, and the practice completely disappeared in 2020 with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. —Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025

Key use cases include customer service, voice ordering, logistics, and merchant support. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

Specialty meat and cheeseboards are available for online ordering, with the option for pickup or delivery. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025

Many deals require membership in restaurant loyalty programs or involve online ordering. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2025

By precisely measuring the energy spectrum of these antineutrinos, JUNO aims to determine the mass ordering. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025

Online and drive-up window ordering will be available. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Today, in more than 1,000 of its restaurants, Wingstop’s new digital operating system streamlines ordering and evaluates scads of data to predict how much food will be needed and when. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

Verb

An English menu makes ordering easy. —Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

Pocketalk's Miller believes that the potential of the technology goes far beyond a tourist ordering a glass of wine in France. —Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025

The internet star has made a habit out of sharing the aftermath of her wild nights out on TikTok, hibernating under hoodies and ordering food to fill her stomach. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025

But disability claims are more complicated than ordering toothpaste, according to SSA officials and experts, and Social Security’s customer base is older and more likely to have an intellectual disability than the average Amazon Prime member. —Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025

According to multiple reports, the Mets are ordering another MRI on Megill's right elbow and shutting down his rehab program. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

Madrid’s hierarchy responded to Laporta’s words by ordering staff at its TV station to quickly assemble and publish a video that apparently showed Franco meeting with Barca officials. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

As for drinks, consider ordering a lavender gin and tonic or a Colorado mule from the specialty menu. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025

Several officers chased after the man, ordering him to drop the knife. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025