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Synonyms & Antonyms for orderly
Synonyms: Adjective
antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, neat, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
Antonyms: Adjective
disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
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Examples of orderly in a Sentence
Adjective
an orderly arrangement of pictures She sorted the information into orderly categories. Outside the theater, an orderly line of people waited to buy tickets. an orderly crowd of protesters Please exit the building in an orderly fashion.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
But the system makes the best of a grim situation by imposing an orderly and open process that preserves value and encourages negotiation. — Lindsey Simon, The Conversation, "Why companies file for bankruptcy – and how it protects both debtors and creditors," 29 Aug. 2019 In general, liberals tend to be more open-minded, creative, and novelty seeking; conservatives tend to be more orderly and conventional, and to prefer stability. — Bill Sullivan, National Geographic, "Why we like what we like: A scientist’s surprising findings," 6 Aug. 2019 Then the action leaves the school and goes into the city at large, featuring overhead shots of pedestrians and traffic, orderly and disorderly, with the city scene flowing in a sort of mechanical ballet reminiscent of the films of Jacques Tati. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Films," 26 July 2019 And yet, the space still feels orderly and refined. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "How to Create the World's Most Insane Playroom," 24 May 2019 Still, analysts and experts agree that the U.S. priority is to make sure the country is never again a launchpad for international terrorism, as well as the orderly withdrawal of most of its some 15,000 troops. — NBC News, "Taliban-U.S. talks inch America closer to withdrawing from Afghanistan," 10 July 2019 Guests were allowed to return to their rooms around 4:45 a.m. Damon King, whose family was visiting from Oklahoma City, said the evacuation was calm and orderly. — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, "Smoke in electrical room forces brief evacuation at Grapevine's Great Wolf Lodge," 2 July 2019 As the prime minister struggled to get her party and Parliament to agree on an orderly way to leave the EU, cabinet ministers fled and began planning for a post-May future. — Quartz Staff, Quartz, "Meet all the candidates in the running to be the UK’s next prime minister," 31 May 2019 Thus, London’s latest overtures to Washington are hugely significant for ensuring an orderly Brexit — deal or no deal. — Chris Gavin, National Review, "Can the U.S. Help the Post-Brexit U.K.?," 13 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
In a photo, Correa can be seen sitting in a wheelchair attended by at least six deputies, three nurses or orderlies and another man out of uniform. — Los Angeles Times, "3 deputies cleared in death of Men’s Central Jail inmate who was pepper-sprayed," 14 Aug. 2019 Nursing assistants and orderlies working at residential care homes didn’t do much better, earning $28,530. — Los Angeles Times, "Desperate for workers, aging Japan turns to robots for healthcare," 25 July 2019 So the women of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital line the hallway with female faces—doctors, nurses, orderlies, administrative staff—and physically block male staff from entering space. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Everyone Should Watch Grey's Anatomy's Powerful Message About Consent," 29 Mar. 2019 Two orderlies enter the house and start pulling Betty out…to Sisters of Quiet Mercy. — Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue, "Jughead's Dad Is Up to Something on Riverdale and It's Probably Totally Bad," 29 Nov. 2018 Sawyer comes to believe that one of the hospital orderlies, George (Joshua Leonard), is in fact David Striner, the creepy lovelorn stalker who caused her to flee from Boston. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Unsane’ is a deft, disturbing piece of work — shot on an iPhone," 21 Mar. 2018 For the next week, she'll be surrounded by orderlies and other patients, either numbed out on drug cocktails or violently unstable. — refinery29.com, "Unsane Has Things To Say About Gaslighting — But Not Enough," 20 Mar. 2018 Other times, patients had to wait while orderlies roamed the halls looking for the gurneys or wheelchairs needed to get things rolling. — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Chula Vista hospital cuts the wait for its patients," 19 Mar. 2018 Some were made for families back home, others to be sold and a few by orderlies as gifts for their commanding officers. — Roberta Smith, New York Times, "Wartime Quilts Honor Battles and Leaders, but Mostly Art," 25 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orderly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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orderly
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