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
• situation
• status
• degree
• standing
• place
• food chain
• disposition
• position
• footing
• station
• pecking order
• 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
• setup
• disposition
• disposal
• array
• chain
• continuity
• layout
• procession
• series
• priority
• succession
• design
• precedence
• system
• progression
• alignment
• pattern
• structure
• aligning
• 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
• ranging
• arraying
• laying out
• marshaling
• drawing up
• grooming
• filing
• displaying
• aligning
• queuing
• prioritizing
• lining
• sequencing
• making up
• straightening (up)
• setting
• cuing
• tidying (up)
• alphabetizing
• lining up
• setting out
• mapping (out)
• hierarchizing
• sprucing (up)
• 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

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

• 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
• 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

Kitchen systems, digital ordering, loyalty and reporting were separate products with separate logins. — Peter Kellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Indeed, says Clough, in the first centuries of Christian life, theologians like Irenaeus and Origen imagined a very different ordering of the world. — Casper Ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

Online ordering should not be confused with an eye examination, however. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

The current ordering period covers missions through December 2032. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Moor explains how this form of thought emphasizes branching, growth, and pruning, as opposed to hierarchical ordering, and shows how these principles can be identified in the work of writers like Tolstoy and Wordsworth. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Then came the how-to guides, in posts filled with menu combinations and step-by-step explainers on how to navigate Chipotle’s build-your-own ordering system. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

In 2023, the British restaurant ordering and payment platform Slerp surveyed 100 people and found more than 60% couldn’t tell if different images of food were authentic photographs or AI-generated. — David MacK, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Some of his bar inventions, for instance, were less grand thematic ideas and simply tricks to keep patrons indoors and ordering. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

From development to production The contract represents a shift for Increment 2 as the Army begins ordering the missile while testing continues. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

In the past, the NIH determined funding by ordering grants based on scientific merit scores assigned by expert peer reviewers. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

James Scarpella says four Xfinity routers were delivered to his home over about two months despite never ordering them. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Federal judges have granted thousands of rulings ordering that detainees be released or granted bond hearings. — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

At least three witnesses to the horrifying scene rush up to the truck, ordering the 57-year-old truck driver to stop, with one of them reaching under the truck to help the girls. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last month vacated the murder conviction of Brockton mother Latarsha Sanders, ruling jurors were improperly prevented from seeing psychiatric records central to her insanity defense and ordering a new trial. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Painting your nails and toes with one of these rich, lite-goth colors is the beauty equivalent of turning off the air conditioning and ordering a pumpkin spice latte. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026

Trailed uselessly by Charlie, who is next seen ordering the police chief about. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026