orderliness

noun

Definition of orderlinessnext
as in uniformity

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of orderliness 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 Compassion for the homeless has to be balanced with the safety and orderliness the rest of us deserve. — Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025 So, as the masses realign the qubits and the qubits in turn buffet the masses, the net effect will be to squash the masses closer together to contain the orderliness to a smaller region. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for orderliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderliness
  1. uniformity
  2. regularity
  3. coordination
  4. equilibrium
  5. correlation
  6. evenness
Noun
  • Inconsistency with DECs, head coaches One key issue is the clear and obvious lack of uniformity with district executive committee rulings across the state.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • That uniformity gives the US Navy one of the most consistently modern submarine forces in the world, even as its production tempo lags behind China’s.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of uniformity
Noun
  • In the study, people who ranked in the top 20% for sleep regularity went to sleep and awoke within a roughly one-hour window most days.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
  • There’s also regularity—both in the bowel movement sense as well as the general predictability sense.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of regularity
Noun
  • The director of the state Division of Elections, Carol Beecher, in disqualifying him, did not mention finding any evidence of coordination.
    — Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • This has been especially true in recent years as Newsom and the Legislature have pushed through big changes, such as the new prekindergarten grade, that have required massive coordination and effort.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of coordination
Noun
  • For Werzyn, that equilibrium now extends outside the bathroom.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Yet both underscore a defining characteristic of American democracy – the delicate yet shifting equilibrium among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that underpins the business of governing.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
Definition of equilibrium
Noun
  • The most advantageous correlation is stacking a quarterback with one OR two of his receivers.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The correlation is generally stronger between gold and real interest rates, which is the interest rate paid minus inflation.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of correlation
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
Definition of evenness

Browse Nearby Words

orderings
orderliness
orderly
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Orderliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderliness. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on orderliness

Nglish: Translation of orderliness for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
banana-mirrored
Contradictory Words Quiz Pick out which word means one thing…and the opp...
See All