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Synonyms & Antonyms of orderly
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1
being clean and in good order
- a small, unpretentious inn offering pleasant, orderly rooms
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Antonyms for orderly
- disheveled
- (or dishevelled),
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- messy,
- mussed,
- mussy,
- sloven,
- slovenly,
- unkempt,
- untidy
2
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
- the consultant developed an orderly procedure that allows us to process our Internet sales much more quickly and efficiently
Synonyms for orderly
- methodical
- (also methodic),
- neat,
- organized,
- regular,
- systematic,
- systematized
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- chaotic,
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- shambolic
- [chiefly British],
- unordered
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orderly
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of orderly (Entry 2 of 2)
as in neatly, tidily
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of orderly was in 1553
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