" order "

1: the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another;

  * e.g., " ... you always keep your books in perfect alphabetical order "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrangement,

•  array,

•  disposal,

•  disposition,

•  distribution,

•  ordering,

•  sequence,

•  setup

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest;

  * e.g., " ... a religious order "

•  Synonyms : 

•  association,

•  board,

•  brotherhood,

•  chamber,

•  club,

•  college,

•  congress,

•  consortium,

•  council,

•  fellowship,

•  fraternity,

•  guild,

•  institute,

•  institution,

•  league,

•  organization,

•  society,

•  sodality

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common;

  * e.g., " ... collects movie posters, photographs and autographs of the stars, and other memorabilia of that order "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breed,

•  class,

•  description,

•  feather,

•  genre,

•  ilk,

•  kidney,

•  kind,

•  like,

•  manner,

•  nature,

•  sort,

•  species,

•  strain,

•  stripe,

•  type,

•  variety

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in cashier's check, promissory note;

•  Synonyms : 

•  banknote,

•  cashier's check,

•  check,

•  draft,

•  note,

•  promissory note,

•  dead presidents,

•  folding money,

•  paper money,

•  scrip,

•  bill,

•  dollar,

•  greenback,

•  coinage,

•  specie,

•  bankroll,

•  capital,

•  finances,

•  funds,

•  roll,

•  wad,

•  wallet,

•  bread,

•  bucks,

•  cabbage,

•  cash,

•  change,

•  chips,

•  coin,

•  currency,

•  dough,

•  gold,

•  green,

•  jack,

•  kale,

•  legal tender,

•  lolly,

•  long green,

•  loot,

•  lucre,

•  money,

•  moola,

•  needful,

•  pelf,

•  scratch,

•  shekels,

•  tender,

•  wampum,

•  chump change,

•  dibs,

•  dime,

•  mite,

•  peanuts,

•  pittance,

•  shoestring,

•  big bucks,

•  bomb,

•  boodle,

•  bundle,

•  earth,

•  fortune,

•  king's ransom,

•  megabucks,

•  mint,

•  packet,

•  pile,

•  pot,

•  abundance,

•  means,

•  opulence,

•  riches,

•  treasure,

•  wealth,

•  resources,

•  wherewithal

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the way in which people or things in a group or organization are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status;

  * e.g., " ... As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  food chain,

•  graduation,

•  hierarchy,

•  ladder,

•  ordering,

•  ranking,

•  scale,

•  arrangement,

•  array,

•  disposal,

•  disposition,

•  distribution,

•  sequence,

•  series,

•  setup,

•  degree,

•  echelon,

•  footing,

•  level,

•  place,

•  position,

•  reaches,

•  rung,

•  situation,

•  spot,

•  standing,

•  station,

•  status

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put into a particular arrangement;

  * e.g., " ... I've ordered all of my CDs according to type of music "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrange,

•  array,

•  classify,

•  codify,

•  dispose,

•  draw up,

•  lay out,

•  marshal,

•  organize,

•  range,

•  systematize

•  Antonyms : 

•  derange,

•  disarrange,

•  disarray,

•  disorder,

•  mess (up),

•  muss (up),

•  rumple,

•  upset

2: to give a request or demand for;

  * e.g., " ... the players ordered hamburgers for lunch "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ask (for),

•  put in (for),

•  request,

•  requisition

•  Antonyms : 

•  mind,

•  obey

3: to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority;

  * e.g., " ... the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet "

•  Synonyms : 

•  call,

•  command,

•  decree,

•  dictate,

•  direct,

•  mandate,

•  ordain

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop;

  * e.g., " ... the hen set for days "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brood,

•  hatch,

•  incubate,

•  sit

•  Antonyms : 

•  loose,

•  loosen,

•  unfasten,

•  unfix,

•  unloose,

•  unloosen

2: to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority;

  * e.g., " ... set a date for the wedding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appoint,

•  designate,

•  fix,

•  name

•  Antonyms : 

•  liquefy,

•  soften

3: to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding;

  * e.g., " ... fire losses were set at a million dollars "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appraise,

•  assess,

•  estimate,

•  evaluate,

•  guesstimate,

•  rate,

•  valuate,

•  value

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: made or fitted to the needs or preferences of a specific customer;

  * e.g., " ... the manufacturer offers its online customers made-to-order computer systems "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bespoke,

•  custom,

•  custom-made,

•  custom-tailored,

•  customized,

•  tailor-made,

•  tailored

•  Antonyms : 

•  mass-produced,

•  ready-made

1: meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation;

  * e.g., " ... I believe a round of applause is in order. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  applicable,

•  appropriate,

•  apt,

•  becoming,

•  befitting,

•  felicitous,

•  fit,

•  fitted,

•  fitting,

•  good,

•  happy,

•  meet,

•  pretty,

•  proper,

•  right,

•  suitable

•  Antonyms : 

•  improper,

•  inapplicable,

•  inapposite,

•  inappropriate,

•  inapt,

•  incongruous,

•  indecent,

•  infelicitous,

•  malapropos,

•  misbecoming,

•  unapt,

•  unbecoming,

•  unbeseeming,

•  unfit,

•  unfitting,

•  unhappy,

•  unmeet,

•  unseemly,

•  unsuitable,

•  wrong

1: with great speed;

  * e.g., " ... We packed up our belongings in short order. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apace,

•  briskly,

•  chop-chop,

•  double-quick,

•  fast,

•  fleetly,

•  full tilt,

•  hastily,

•  hell-for-leather,

•  hot,

•  lickety-split,

•  posthaste,

•  presto,

•  pronto,

•  quick,

•  quickly,

•  rapidly,

•  snappily,

•  soon,

•  speedily,

•  swift,

•  swiftly

•  Antonyms : 

•  slow,

•  slowly

1: having qualities in common;

  * e.g., " ... They traveled something on the order of 1,000 miles before reaching Yosemite. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  akin,

•  alike,

•  analogous,

•  cognate,

•  comparable,

•  connate,

•  correspondent,

•  corresponding,

•  ditto,

•  like,

•  matching,

•  parallel,

•  resemblant,

•  resembling,

•  similar,

•  such,

•  suchlike

•  Antonyms : 

•  different,

•  dissimilar,

•  diverse,

•  unakin,

•  unlike