ordered

1. 1.

   having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

   “an ordered sequence”

   Antonymsdisordered

   Similarconsecutiveprogressive
2. 2.

   disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

   “the carefully arranged chessmen”

   “haphazardly arranged interlobular septa”

   “comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace”

   Synonymsarranged

   Similarlaidplaced
3. 3.

   marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

   “a coherent argument”

   Synonymscoherentconsistentlogical

   Similarseamless

Other forms of ordered

comparative

orderedder·

superlative

ordereddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ordered

What does ordered mean?

ordered means "having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ordered?

ordered has 2 syllables: or-dered. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹdɚd/.

What is another word for ordered?

Close synonyms include arranged, coherent, consistent, logical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of ordered?

The recorded antonyms are disordered.

Is ordered a common word?

ordered is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.