Synonyms for orderly
ˈɔr dər lior·der·ly

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1. orderly

   That which is clean is simply free from soil or defilement of any kind. Things are orderly when in due relation to other things; a room or desk is orderly when every article is in place; a person is orderly who habitually keeps things so. Tidy denotes that which conforms to propriety in general; an unlaced shoe may be perfectly clean, but is not tidy. Neat refers to that which is clean and tidy with nothing superfluous, conspicuous, or showy, as when we speak of plain but neat attire; the same idea of freedom from the superfluous appears in the phrases "a neat speech," "a neat turn," "a neat reply," etc. A clean cut has no ragged edges; a neat stroke just does what is intended. Nice is stronger than neat, implying value and beauty; a cheap, coarse dress may be perfectly neat, but would not be termed nice. Spruce is applied to the show and affectation of neatness with a touch of smartness, and is always a term of mild contempt; as, a spruce serving man. Trim denotes a certain shapely and elegant firmness, often with suppleness and grace; as, a trim suit; a trim figure. Prim applies to a precise, formal, affected nicety. Dapper is spruce with the suggestion of smallness and slightness; natty, a diminutive of neat, suggests minute elegance, with a tendency toward the exquisite; as, a dapper little fellow in a natty business suit.

   Synonyms:
   clean, cleanly, dapper, natty, neat, nice, prim, spruce, tidy, trim

   Antonyms:
   dirty, disorderly, dowdy, negligent, rough, rude, slouchy, slovenly, soiled, uncared for, unkempt, untidy

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1. orderly

   Synonyms:
   regular, equable, peaceable, methodical, quiet

   Antonyms:
   irregular, disorderly, riotous

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1. orderlynoun

   a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer

   "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"

   Synonyms:
   hospital attendant

   Antonyms:
   untidy, boisterous, unruly, moblike, mobbish, bare-knuckled, rumbustious, rough-and-tumble, rowdy, bare-knuckle, robustious, rambunctious, raucous, disorderly

2. orderly, hospital attendantadjective

   a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients

   Synonyms:
   hospital attendant

   Antonyms:
   raucous, untidy, bare-knuckled, mobbish, unruly, bare-knuckle, rambunctious, disorderly, rough-and-tumble, rumbustious, robustious, moblike, boisterous, rowdy

3. orderlyadjective

   devoid of violence or disruption

   "an orderly crowd confronted the president"

   Synonyms:
   neat

   Antonyms:
   robustious, mobbish, rough-and-tumble, rumbustious, rowdy, rambunctious, unruly, raucous, bare-knuckle, untidy, disorderly, moblike, boisterous, bare-knuckled

4. neat, orderlyadjective

   clean or organized

   "her neat dress"; "a neat room"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, full-strength, straight, cracking, neat, clean, nifty, swell, keen, tasteful, bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, refined, great, bully, dandy, peachy

   Antonyms:
   untidy, disorderly, rumbustious, rowdy, bare-knuckled, moblike, mobbish, rough-and-tumble, rambunctious, robustious, bare-knuckle, raucous, unruly, boisterous

Matched Categories

1. • Attendant
   • Soldier

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1. orderlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   regular, methodical, systematic

2. orderlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   peaceable, quiet, well behaved

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1. orderlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   systematic, methodical, well-regulated, regular, peaceable

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1. List of paraphrases for "orderly":

   ordered, methodical, well-ordered, clutter-free, disciplined, smooth, systematic, tidy, harmonious

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How to use orderly in a sentence?

1. John Fund:

   The mess in those recounts made the Florida 2000 [ presidential ] battle look orderly.

2. Randolph Silliman Bourne:

   No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how many imperfect and jagged - in some places perhaps irreparably - our life has been, we cannot in our heart of hearts imagine how it could have been different. As we look back on it, it slips in behind us in orderly array, and, with all its mistakes, acquires a sort of eternal fitness, and even, at times, of poetic glamour.

3. Senior John Cassibry:

   Students returned to class in an orderly fashion. Students were back in class in less than 10 minutes.

4. Mark Kelly:

   This is a step forward and I ’ll keep working to ensure that Arizona has the tools needed for a secure and orderly process at the border including fencing and barriers where they make sense.

5. Angela Merkel:

   We still have every chance of getting an orderly (Brexit) and the German government will do everything it can to make that possible - right up to the last day. But I also say we are prepared for a disorderly Brexit, but the fact remains that after the withdrawal of Britain, we have an economic competitor at our door, even if we want to keep close economic, foreign and security cooperation and friendly relations.