ORDERLINESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

orderliness

noun

Definition of orderliness

as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of orderliness His apparent erratic behavior was exceptional in a context of bureaucratic orderliness. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 Besides safety, Japan's cultural norms of cleanliness and orderliness also play a major role. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 6 Jan. 2026 Compared with the turbines and steam towers and the idyllic orderliness of the canteen, the site was underwhelming. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025 Spencer Fomby, a former police lieutenant with crowd safety expertise, emphasized the danger in transitioning from a seated event to a standing room on an open field, especially without a system, infrastructure or staff in place to ensure safety and orderliness. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orderliness

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Noun

While it was designed to bring nationwide uniformity and stability to college athletics, its deficiencies are manifold.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
In her recent guest essay for the Sun Sentinel, Erika Donalds would have readers believe that David Jolly’s education plan threatens parental choice and seeks to impose uniformity on Florida’s schools.

— Crystal Etienne, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of uniformity

Noun

In a region as rich with archaeological sites as the American Southwest, the inadvertent disturbance of Native American remains occurs with some regularity.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
This approach continued until late in the month, when Fox began to dip into the president’s speeches with some regularity.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of regularity

Noun

According to the academic, that structure gave progressive digital activism a level of coordination that had been absent even during Lula’s successful campaign in 2022.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
What’s needed is the urgency and coordination to put them in place.

— H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of coordination

Noun

Only public demand can upset this unacceptable political equilibrium.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
That churning could explain why classic models, which assume that the ISM is in a tranquil equilibrium, don’t quite seem to match reality.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of equilibrium

Noun

But Kostyuk, who has done tremendous work of her own this season to add solidity and evenness to a tennis arsenal with impossible peaks, but also deep troughs, had reasons to do much more than feel the agony of missing out.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Cooking performance comparison Both Lodge and Amazon Basics Dutch ovens scored a perfect 10 out of 10 for cooking performance, including heat retention and evenness of cooking.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

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