cha·os
ˈkāˌäs/
disorder,
disarray, disorganization,
confusion,
mayhem,
bedlam,
pandemonium,
havoc,
turmoil,
tumult,
commotion,
disruption,
upheaval,
uproar,
maelstrom;More
muddle,
mess,
shambles,
free-for-all;
anarchy, lawlessness,
entropy;
informalhullabaloo,
hoopla,
train wreck, all hell broken loose
"police were called in to quell the chaos"
antonyms:
order
- Physics
behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
- the formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe.
or·der
ˈôrdər/
sequence,
arrangement,
organization,
disposition,
system,
series,
succession;More
grouping,
classification, categorization, codification, systematization
"alphabetical order"
- a state in which everything is in its correct or appropriate place.
"she tried to put her shattered thoughts into some semblance of order"
synonyms: tidiness, neatness, orderliness, organization, method, system;More
symmetry, uniformity, regularity;
routine
"his tidy desk demonstrates his sense of order"
antonyms: chaos, disarray
- a state in which the laws and rules regulating the public behavior of members of a community are observed and authority is obeyed.
"the army was deployed to keep order"
synonyms: peace, control, law (and order), lawfulness, discipline, calm, (peace and) quiet, peacefulness, peaceableness
"the police were needed to keep order"
- the overall state or condition of something.
"the house had just been vacated and was in good order"
synonyms: condition, state, repair, shape
"the equipment was in good order"
- a particular social, political, or economic system.
"if only the peasantry would rise up against the established order"
synonyms: (class) system, hierarchy, pecking order, grading, ranking, scale
"the established social order"
- the prescribed or established procedure followed by a meeting, legislative assembly, debate, or court of law.
"the meeting was called to order"
- a stated form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony, prescribed by ecclesiastical authority.
2.
an authoritative command, direction, or instruction.
"he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator"
synonyms:
command,
instruction,
directive,
direction,
decree,
edict,
injunction,
mandate,
dictate,
commandment,
rescript;More
law,
rule,
regulation,
diktat;
demand,
bidding,
requirement,
stipulation;
informalsay-so;
formalordinance;
literarybehest
"I had to obey her orders"
antonyms:
suggestion
- an oral or written request for something to be made, supplied, or served.
"the company has won an order for six tankers"
synonyms: commission, contract, purchase order, request, requisition;More
booking, reservation
"the company has won the order"
antonyms: chaos
- a thing made, supplied, or served as a result of an oral or written request.
"orders will be delivered the next business day"
- a written direction of a court or judge.
"a judge's order forbidding the reporting of evidence"
- a written direction to pay money or deliver property.
3.
a social class.
"the upper social orders"
synonyms:
class,
level,
rank,
grade,
degree,
position,
category;
datedstation
"the lower orders of society"
- Biology
a principal taxonomic category that ranks below class and above family.
synonyms: taxonomic group, class, family, species, breed;
taxon
"the higher orders of insects"
- a grade or rank in the Christian ministry, especially that of bishop, priest, or deacon.
- the rank or position of a member of the clergy or an ordained minister of a church.
"he took priest's orders"
- Theology
any of the nine grades of angelic beings in the celestial hierarchy.
4.
a society of monks, priests, nuns, etc., living according to certain religious and social regulations and discipline and at least some of whose members take solemn vows.
"the Franciscan Order"
synonyms:
community,
brotherhood,
sisterhood,
organization,
association,
society,
fellowship,
fraternity,
confraternity,
congregation,
sodality,
lodge,
guild,
league,
union,
club;
sect
"a religious order"
- historical
a society of knights bound by a common rule of life and having a combined military and monastic character.
- an institution founded by a monarch for the purpose of conferring an honor or honors for merit on those appointed to it.
- the insignia worn by members of an order of honor or merit.
- a Masonic or similar fraternal organization.
synonyms: community, brotherhood, sisterhood, organization, association, society, fellowship, fraternity, confraternity, congregation, sodality, lodge, guild, league, union, club;
sect
"a religious order"
5.
used to describe the quality, nature, or importance of something.
"with musical talent of this order, von Karajan would have been a phenomenon in any age"
synonyms:
type,
kind,
sort,
nature,
variety;More
quality,
caliber,
standard
"skills of a very high order"
6.
any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns, amount of decoration, etc.
- any style or mode of architecture subject to uniform established proportions.
7.
Military
equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type.
"drill order"
- the position in which a rifle is held after ordering arms.
noun: the order
8.
Mathematics
the degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number.
- the number of differentiations required to reach the highest derivative in a differential equation.
- the number of elements in a finite group.
- the number of rows or columns in a square matrix.
verb
verb:
order; 3rd person present:
orders; past tense:
ordered; past participle:
ordered; gerund or present participle:
ordering
1.
give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
"she ordered me to leave"
synonyms:
instruct,
command,
direct,
enjoin,
tell,
require,
charge;More
formaladjure;
literarybid
"he ordered me to return"
decree,
ordain,
rule,
legislate,
dictate,
prescribe
"the judge ordered that their assets be confiscated"
- continually tell someone in an overbearing way what to do.
synonyms: tell what to do, give orders to, dictate to;More
lay down the law to;
informalboss around, push around
"what makes him think he can just waltz in and start ordering us about?"
- North American
command (something) to be done or (someone) to be treated in a particular way.
"he ordered the anchor dropped"
2.
request (something) to be made, supplied, or served.
"my friend ordered the tickets last week"
synonyms:
request, apply for, place an order for;More
book,
reserve,
preorder;
formalbespeak
"you can order your tickets by phone"
3.
arrange (something) in a methodical or appropriate way.
