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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.
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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. 2019 Several thousand people marched in an orderly procession past China’s military headquarters in the former British colony. — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, "Hong Kong Protesters Defy Beijing Warnings, as Police Fire Tear Gas," 10 Aug. 2019 As at Adah Rose, orderly abstract designs are common. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: Artechouse’s ‘Infinite Space’ has waves of natural influences," 9 Aug. 2019 Those qualities radiate from a pair of gently satirical suburban landscapes by John Hrehov, class of 1981, depicting strangely antiseptic and orderly backyards rendered in cocktail hues of lime green, peach and lavender. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Institute of Art alumni show hits the eye like a tall, cool drink on a hot summer day," 4 Aug. 2019 Create an entryway that’s orderly but not too polished, with a color palette inspired by the landscape: dusty reds and a range of blues to capture every shade of the sky, mixed with warm browns. — Jessica Dailey, ELLE Decor, "The Ultimate Guide to Infusing a Western-Chic Vibe Into Your Home," 1 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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