ORDERS Synonyms: 314 Similar and Opposite Words

orders 1 of 2

noun

plural of order

as in sequences

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another you always keep your books in perfect alphabetical order we haven't found out the order of the speeches yet

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as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a religious order

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as in types

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common collects movie posters, photographs and autographs of the stars, and other memorabilia of that order

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as in medals

a piece of metal given in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement a book with full-color illustrations of British orders and decorations

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as in instructions

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned the commander issued an order that the number of guards for the prisoner be doubled

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as in classes

one of the segments of society into which people are grouped the lower orders were once expected to be content living out their lives as servants to the upper classes

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as in categories

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic regards draftees as an entirely different order of soldier and less desirable than volunteers

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orders

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of order

as in arranges

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

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as in requests

to give a request or demand for the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

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as in demands

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet

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as in instructs

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the police officer ordered the crowd to back away from the suspect

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of orders

Noun

The evacuation orders have since been lifted. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 Smart911 will also send out alerts about water shutoffs, boil orders, road closures and other emergency situations. —

Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026 In lieu of medication, Pantoliano followed doctor's orders by stepping outside for a casual walk every day. —

Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 An exclusive code will also offer 10% off online orders of $99 or more from Snake River Farms. —

Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 June 2026 It’s called the Zeigarnik effect, first studied by the Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik in 1927, after her professor observed that waiters remembered the details of unpaid orders but forgot orders whose bills had been settled. —

Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 At the register, those with Crawl Passes can tap to receive $5 off their coffee orders. —

Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026 The issuance was upsized from $20 billion after receiving more than $85 billion in orders by early afternoon in New York, according to people familiar with the deal. —

ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026 Costco describes the Plainfield building as a distribution center that would process online orders. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

Verb

March — Mexican commander José Castro orders Frémont to leave the territory. —

Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 June 2026 Judge orders experts to investigate water woes In February 2025, Puerto Rico’s governor appointed Luis González Delgado as executive president of the island’s Water and Sewer Authority. —

Dánica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 But before the referee orders the start of play, there will be a special opening ceremony headlined by artists such as Michael Bublé and Alanis Morissette. —

Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026 In fact, nearly every third table orders a serving, many inspired by seeing the show across the room. —

Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026 Janski orders a mix of new and old through catalogs. —

John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Notably, the subpoena orders New Britain to produce the names of all city finance directors from June 2016 to November 2025 when Stewart left office. —

Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Sometimes, the company finds out about celebrities wearing its shirts when a film company orders them, Weil writes. —

Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 So the Devil orders the father to cut off his daughter’s offending hands. —

Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for orders

Noun

Getting to shoot the action sequences, getting to play those moments of high intensity, the thrills, the suspense, that was such a joy.

— Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Just eight phylotypes appeared on more than 70% of participants, and those dominant lineages accounted for roughly a third of all bacterial sequences detected.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026