ORDERINGS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

orderings

noun

plural of ordering

as in hierarchies

a scheme of rank or order in the ordering of crimes, ripping the tags off upholstered furniture should rank fairly low

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as in sequences

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another the ordering of the children in the procession was according to height

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Noun

Depending on the club, the hierarchies are still clear, and there might be little overlap between those positions.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
While mapping these structural hierarchies is a foundational data modeling challenge, the piece that most organizations completely underestimate is the dynamic signal layer.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hierarchies

Noun

That might also explain the movie’s attempts to supercharge its few action sequences, as if the filmmakers realized belatedly that a sad book without much incident wasn’t exactly prime summer studio release fodder.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
The genetic code is what life everywhere uses to convert the information contained in DNA into specific protein sequences.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequences

Noun

This megaplayful Spanish-language version has fun Latin arrangements (accordions!

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Some young residents, still early in their careers, are turning to unconventional living arrangements, including living with elderly roommates, to keep their housing costs down.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrangements

Noun

Additionally, local fire department ladders only reached a height of 100 feet, CW affiliate WGN and WBC reported at the time.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The city studies the problem and eventually installs a few more ladders and a few more life rings — genuinely useful, and genuinely insufficient.

— Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026

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