well-ordered

Definition of well-orderednext

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Recent Examples of well-ordered Cinema painted small-town America in the 1950s as pristine and well-ordered, making suburbia an obvious target for an alien blitz. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The treble frequencies are tight and well-ordered and are certified up to 40kHz. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-ordered
Adjective
  • Santa Marta asks how countries can manage the decline of fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable way.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • While the Board appointed an Interim CEO to support an orderly transition, the information, access, and operational records needed to resume operations were not turned over.
    Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Pittsburgh begins organized team activities on May 18.
    Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • Steady footsteps changed from an organized march into chaos as civil rights protesters fled the attacks of police.
    Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • There are a lot of blond woods and pastel linens and minimal furniture, so rooms feel remarkably uncluttered considering the size of the homes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
  • There’s a fireplace in the dining room that leads into the kitchen; a pantry and utility area are tucked away so the main spaces stay clean and uncluttered.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Freshly painted wood exteriors, a red door and white trim give the cottage a shipshape appearance.
    Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Indeed, Helena Bay’s atmosphere is more shipshape than Kiwi-convivial.
    Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2019
Adjective
  • Each episode began with the death of someone whose corpse would be processed for a tidy profit by Fisher & Sons.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Steering is precise, body control is tidy and the suspension strikes an impressive balance between firmness and comfort.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • After church, my sisters and I dutifully helped my mother prepare lunch and clean up afterward, returning the kitchen to its spotless state.
    Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • The interior of the ship was also immaculate, Sadasivan said, with rooms disinfected daily and communal spaces spotless.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 May 2026
Adjective
  • The new limited series was adapted by Zoe Kazan, in a neat bit of meta packaging.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • For such a long and winding season, the last game was also a surprisingly neat bow.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • Trump has repeatedly accused South Africa of failing to address a systematic killing of white farmers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • Surveillance has been complicated because clinicians are not always required to report amatoxin poisonings directly to the state, making case detection less systematic, NBC News reported.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026

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“Well-ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-ordered. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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