Synonyms of ordered

ordered 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in structured

Synonyms & Similar Words

• structured
• standardized
• organized
• orderly
• regularized
• systematic
• systematized
• regular
• correct
• methodical
• detailed
• neat
• specific
• methodic
• accurate
• exact
• precise
• clocklike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• haphazard
• disorganized
• irregular
• unsystematic
• disordered
• hit-or-miss
• nonsystematic
• unordered
• chaotic
• disorderly
• immethodical
• planless
• patternless
• systemless
• shambolic

2

as in mandatory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mandatory
• permitted
• okay
• required
• authorized
• lawful
• endorsed
• certified
• licensed
• indorsed
• allowed
• sanctioned
• acceptable
• legal
• warranted
• accredited
• licit
• OK
• permissible
• allowable
• admissible
• tolerable
• endurable
• bearable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibited
• forbidden
• barred
• refused
• proscribed
• denied
• impermissible
• unacceptable
• rejected
• inadmissible
• unbearable
• intolerable
• vetoed
• interdicted
• objectionable
• unendurable
• banned
• disallowed
• verboten
• suppressed
• repressed
• outlawed

ordered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of order

1

as in arranged

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arranged
• classified
• organized
• disposed
• placed
• marshalled
• arrayed
• ranged
• laid out
• drew up
• systematized
• codified
• marshaled
• groomed
• aligned
• filed
• displayed
• lined
• sequenced
• made up
• queued
• set
• cued
• prioritized
• alined
• straightened (up)
• set out
• lined up
• mapped (out)
• emplaced
• tidied (up)
• alphabetized
• spruced (up)
• unscrambled
• hierarchized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upset
• disordered
• disarranged
• deranged
• messed (up)
• mussed (up)
• rumpled
• disarrayed

2

as in requested

to give a request or demand for

the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• requisitioned
• asked (for)
• put in (for)
• called for
• hired
• commissioned
• licensed
• solicited
• chartered
• licenced

3

as in asked

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requested
• asked
• required
• demanded
• directed
• mandated
• called
• called for
• dictated
• decreed
• commanded
• ordained
• petitioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancelled
• canceled
• rescinded
• countermanded

4

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

the police officer ordered the crowd to back away from the suspect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructed
• told
• asked
• commanded
• directed
• begged
• enjoined
• advised
• requested
• charged
• bid
• bade
• warned
• appointed
• petitioned
• required
• adjured
• authorized
• assigned
• forced
• compelled
• commissioned
• bossed (around)
• obliged
• managed
• besought
• counselled
• entreated
• supervised
• led
• beseeched
• conducted
• controlled
• constrained
• coerced
• counseled
• superintended
• oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• observed
• obeyed
• kept
• complied (with)
• minded

Examples of ordered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Where neoclassical poets like Alexander Pope appealed to an ordered world, with clear meanings and a hierarchy of kinds, the Romantics recognized that this was no longer credible. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

The academic quadrangle must forever be a free and ordered space that values scholarship. —Dr. Edward C. Halperin, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024

These defects give hydrogen atoms more wiggle room to rearrange into ordered structures. —Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024

The women often bought groceries and ordered takeout. —Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024