well-ordered

Definition of well-orderednext

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Recent Examples of well-ordered Cinema painted small-town America in the 1950s as pristine and well-ordered, making suburbia an obvious target for an alien blitz. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The treble frequencies are tight and well-ordered and are certified up to 40kHz. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-ordered
Adjective
  • Herbs and Spices A deep oven drawer might fit all your herb and spice jars in an orderly and easy-to-access fashion, but the warmth generated in this space can mean these seasonings will quickly lose their depth of flavor, aroma, and color.
    Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 2 Apr. 2026
  • On the surface, at least, all of that would seem to make Karaban entirely ill-suited for Hurley – the orderly, math nerd introvert versus the whirling dervish extrovert.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Instead of teaching students how to write a coherent paragraph, solve basic equations, or understand American history, schools seem to be more focused on pulling students into organized activism on some of the most divisive political issues in the country.
    Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • For decades, Iran’s rulers have quashed organized political opposition.
    Amir Hussein Radjy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Choose simple or uncluttered backgrounds so the focus remains on you and your look.
    Vogue, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The trio favor a clean, uncluttered sound that’s reminiscent of ’90s country without being designed as a throwback.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Freshly painted wood exteriors, a red door and white trim give the cottage a shipshape appearance.
    Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Indeed, Helena Bay’s atmosphere is more shipshape than Kiwi-convivial.
    Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2019
Adjective
  • That’s not an opinion shared by MVP Arena in Albany, though, which expects to turn a tidy profit this weekend.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Firkus house was clean and tidy, and the entryway table beside the front door was undisturbed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin shared that a local law enforcement source described the property as spotless, implying there were no signs a struggle had taken place inside the house.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The spotless streets are polished nightly by the feet of families licking ice cream.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The brain bug's intrinsic ick factor is undeniably high, but using their proboscises to suck thoughts directly from the brains of their unfortunate victims is a pretty neat party trick.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Trim them to clean, neat geometric shapes to contrast with the biomorphic shapes of hydrangeas.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The researchers reviewed dozens of existing systematic reviews, drawing on evidence from hundreds of earlier studies.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This is because American consumers trust the IIHS’s scientific and systematic safety evaluation methods.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Well-ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-ordered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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