#60. [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement. -- N. arrangement
plan
6
preparation
disposal
disposition
collocation
allocation;
distribution
sorting
assortment
allotment
apportionment
taxis
taxonomy
graduation
organization
grouping
tabulation
analysis
classification
clustering
division
digestion
[Result of arrangement] digest
synopsis
syntagma[Gram]
table
atlas
file
database
register
organism
architecture
[Instrument for sorting] sieve
riddle
screen
sorter
V. reduce to order
bring into order
introduce order into
rally
arrange
dispose
place
form
put in order
set in order
place in order;
set out
collocate
pack
marshal
range
size
rank
group
parcel out
allot
distribute
deal
cast the parts
assign the parts
dispose of
assign places to
assort
sort
sift
riddle
put to rights
set to rights
put into shape
put in trim
put in array
apportion
class
classify
divide
file
string together
thread
register
(record) 5
catalogue
tabulate
index
graduate
digest
grade
methodize
regulate
systematize
coordinate
organize
settle
fix
unravel
disentangle
ravel
card
Adj. arranged
embattled
in battle array
cut and dried;
methodical
orderly
regular
systematic
Phr. "In vast cumbrous array" [Churchill]
#61. [Subversion of Order
bringing into disorder.] Derangement. -- N
derangement
disorder
discomposure
disturbance
disorganization
dislocation;
perturbation
interruption
shuffling
inversion
corrugation
involvement
interchange
V. derange
disarrange
displace
misplace
mislay
discompose
disorder
discombobulate
disorganize;
embroil
unsettle
disturb
confuse
trouble
perturb
jumble
tumble;
shuffle
randomize
huddle
muddle
toss
hustle
fumble
riot
bring into
disorder
put into disorder
throw into disorder
muss [U.S.];
break the ranks
disconcert
convulse
break in upon
unhinge
dislocate
put out of joint
throw out of gear
turn topsy-turvy
bedevil
complicate
involve
perplex
confound
tangle
entangle
ravel
tousle
dishevel
ruffle
rumple
litter
scatter
mix
rearrange
Adj. deranged
syncretic
mussy
messy;
flaky
random
unordered [U.S.]
2. CONSECUTIVE ORDER
#62. Precedence. -- N. precedence
coming before
the lead
le
pas
superiority
importance
antecedence
anteriority
precursor
priority
precession
preference
V. precede
come before
come first
head
lead
take the lead
lead
the way
lead the dance
be in the vanguard
introduce
usher in
have the
pas
set the fashion
open the ball
take precedence
have precedence
have the start
place before
prefix
premise
prelude
preface
Adj. preceding
precedent
antecedent
anterior
prior
before
former
foregoing
aforementioned
aforesaid
said
precursory
preliminary
prefatory
introductory
prelusive
prelusory
preparatory
Adv. before
in advance
#63. Sequence. -- N. sequence
coming after
going after
(following)
consecution
succession
posteriority
continuation
order of succession
successiveness
subordinancy
afterbirth
placenta
secundines[Med]
V. succeed
come after
come on
come next
follow
ensue
step into
the shoes of
alternate
place after
suffix
append
Adj. succeeding
subsequent
consequent
proximate
next
consecutive
alternate
latter
posterior
Adv. after
subsequently
behind
#64. Precursor. -- N. precursor
antecedent
precedent
predecessor;
forerunner
pioneer
prodrome|
outrider
leader
bellwether
herald
harbinger
foreboding
dawn
avant-courier
avant-garde
stalking-horse
voorlooper[Afrikaans]
voortrekker[Afrikaans]
prelude
preamble
preface
prologue
foreword
proem
prolepsis[Gram]
prolegomena
prefix
introduction
heading
frontispiece
groundwork;
preparation
overture
symphony
premises
prefigurement
omen
Adj. precursory
prelusive
prelusory
introductory
prefatory
inaugural
preliminary
precedent
Phr. "a precedent embalms a principle" [Disraeli]
#65. Sequel. -- N. sequel
suffix
successor
tail
queue
train
wake
trail
rear
retinue
suite
appendix
postscript
epilogue;
peroration
codicil
continuation
appendage
tail
tag
more last words
colophon
afterthought
second thoughts
outgrowth
#66. Beginning.-- N. beginning
commencement
opening
outset
incipience
inception
introduction
alpha
initial
inauguration
debut
le premier pas
rising of the curtain
maiden speech
outbreak
onset
brunt
initiative
move
first move
narrow end of the wedge
thin end of the wedge
fresh
start
new departure
origin
source
rise
bud
germ
egg
rudiment
genesis
birth
nativity
cradle
infancy;
start
inception
creation
starting point
dawn
evolution
title-page
head
heading
van
2
caption
entrance
entry
inlet
orifice
mouth
chops
lips
porch
portal
portico
door
gate
gateway
postern
wicket
threshold
vestibule
skirts
border
first stage
first blush
first glance
first impression
first sight
rudiments
elements
outlines
grammar
alphabet
ABCE
V. begin
start
commence
conceive
open
dawn
set in
take its
rise
enter upon
enter
set out
embark in
[transitive] initiate
launch
inaugurate
[intransitive] inchoate
rise
arise
originate
usher in
lead off
lead the way
take the lead
take the initiative;
head
stand at the head
stand first
stand for
lay the foundations
(prepare) 6
found
set up
set on foot
set the ball in motion
apply the match to a train;
broach
open up
open the door to
[intransitive] get underway
set about
get to work
set to work
set
to
make a beginning
make a start
handsel
take the first step
lay the first stone
cut the first turf;
break ground
break the ice
break cover
pass the Rubicon
cross the
Rubicon
open fire
open the ball
ventilate
air
undertake
come into existence
come into the world
make one's debut
take
birth
burst forth
break out
spring up
spring forth
crop up
pop up
appear
materialize
begin at the beginning
begin again
begin de novo
start afresh
make a fresh start
take it
from the top
shuffle the cards
reshuffle the cards
resume
recommence
Adj. beginning
initial
initiatory
initiative
inceptive
introductory
incipient
inaugural
inchoate
embryonic
rudimental
primeval
primitive
primordial
aboriginal
natal
nascent
first
foremost
leading
maiden
begun
just begun
Adv. at the beginning
in the beginning
first
in the first
place
first and foremost
in the bud
in
embryo
in its infancy
from the beginning
from its birth
Phr. let's get going! let's get this show on the road! up and at 'em!
aller Anfang ist schwer [Ger]
dimidium facti qui coepit habet
#67. End. -- N. end
close
termination
conclusion
finis
finale
period
term
terminus
endpoint
last
omega
extreme
extremity
gable end
butt end
fag-end
tip
nib
point
tail
2
verge
tag
peroration
bottom
dollar
tail end
rear guard
consummation
denouement
finish
fate
doom
doomsday
crack of doom
day of Judgment
dies irae
fall of the curtain;
goal
destination
limit
determination
expiration
extinction
extermination
death
end of all things
finality;
eschatology
break up
commencement de la fin
last stage
turning point
coup de
grace
deathblow
knock-out
-blow
V. end
close
finish
terminate
conclude
be all over
expire
die
come to a close
draw to a close
have run its course
run out
pass away
bring to an end
put an end to
make an end of;
determine
get through
achieve
stop
cease)
shut up shop
hang up one's fiddle
Adj. ending
final
terminal
definitive
crowning
(completing) 7
last
ultimate
rear
caudal;
conterminous
ended
at an end
settled
decided
over
played out
set at
rest
conclusive
penultimate
last but one
last but two
fresh
Adv. finally
in fine
at the last
once for all
Phr. "as high as Heaven and as deep as hell" [Beaumont & Fletcher];
en toute chose il faut
ultimus
#68. Middle. -- N. middle
midst
mediety|
mean
medium
middle term
center
mid-course
mezzo termine[It]
juste
milieu
halfway house
nave
navel
nucleus
nucleolus
bisection
half distance
equator
diaphragm
midriff
intermediate
Adj. middle
medial
mesial[Med]
mean
mid
median
average;
middlemost
midmost
mediate
intermediate
equidistant
central
mediterranean
equatorial
homocentric
Adv. in the middle
midway
halfway
amidships
in
medias res
#69. [Uninterrupted sequence.] Continuity. -- N. continuity;
consecution
consecutiveness
succession
round
suite
progression
series
train chain
catenation
concatenation
scale;
gradation
course
ceaselessness
constant flow
unbroken extent
procession
column
retinue
cortege
cavalcade
rank and file
line
of battle
array
pedigree
genealogy
lineage
race
ancestry
descent
family
house;
line
line of ancestors
strain
rank
file
line
row
range
tier
string
thread
team
suit;
colonnade
V. follow in a series
form a series
fall in
arrange in a series
collate
string together
file
thread
graduate
organize
sort
tabulate
Adj. continuous
continued
consecutive
progressive
gradual
serial
successive
immediate
unbroken
entire
linear
in a line
in a row
n
uninterrupted
unremitting
unrelenting
(perseverence) 604a
perennial
evergreen
constant
Adv. continuously
seriatim
in a line
in succession
in turn
running
gradually
step by step
at a stretch
in
file
in column
in single file
in Indian file
#70. [Interrupted sequence.] Discontinuity.-- N. discontinuity;
disjunction
interruption
break
fracture
flaw
fault
crack
cut
gap
solution of continuity
caesura;
broken thread
parenthesis
episode
rhapsody
patchwork
intermission;
alternation
dropping fire
V. be discontinuous
alternate
intermit
sputter
stop and
start
hesitate
discontinue
pause
interrupt
intervene
break
break in upon
break
off
interpose
break the thread
snap the thread
disconnect
(disjoin)
dissever
Adj. discontinuous
broken
interrupted
disconnected
unconnected
discrete
disjunctive
fitful
(irregular) 1
spasmodic
desultory
intermitting
occasional
intermittent
alternate
recurrent
Adv. at intervals
by snatches
by jerks
by skips
by catches
by
fits and starts
longo intervallo[It]
Phr. like "angel visits few and far between" [Campbell]
#71. Term. -- N. term
rank
station
stage
step
degree
scale
remove
grade
link
peg
round of the ladder
status
position
place
point
mark
pas
period
pitch
stand
standing
footing
range
V. hold a place
occupy a place
find a place
fall into a place
n
3. COLLECTIVE ORDER
#72. Assemblage. -- N. {opp. 73} assemblage
collection
collocation
compilation
levy
gathering
ingathering
muster
team
concourse
congregation
contesseration|
convergence
meeting
levee
reunion
drawing
room
at home
conversazione
assembly
congress
convention
conventicle
conclave
6
posse
Noah's ark
miscellany
museum
menagerie
crowd
throng
group
flood
rush
deluge
rabble
mob
press
crush
horde
body
tribe
crew
gang
knot
squad
band
party
swarm
shoal
school
covey
flock
herd
drove
bunch
drive
force
roundup [U.S.]
array
bevy
galaxy
corps
company
troop
troupe
task force
army
regiment
(combatants) 7
host
populousness
clan
brotherhood
fraternity
sorority
association
volley
shower
storm
cloud
group
cluster
Pleiades
clump
pencil
set
batch
lot
pack;
budget
assortment
bunch
parcel
packet
package
bundle
bale
fagot
wisp
truss
tuft;
shock
rick
stack
sheaf
fascicle
gavel
accumulation
congeries
heap
lump
pile
tissue
mass
pyramid
drift
snowball
snowdrift
cumulation
agglomeration;
conglomeration
conglomerate
coacervate[Chem]
coacervation[Chem]
aggregation
concentration
congestion
black hole of Calcutta;
quantity
collector
gatherer
whip
whipper in
V. assemble[be or come together]
collect
muster
meet
unite
join
rejoin
cluster
flock
swarm
surge
stream
herd
crowd
throng
associate
congregate
conglomerate
concentrate
precipitate
center
round
rendezvous
resort
come together
flock get together
pig together;
forgather
huddle
reassemble
[get or bring together] assemble
muster
bring together
get
together
put together
draw together
scrape together
lump together;
collect
collocate
get
whip in
gather
hold a meeting;
convene
convoke
rake up
dredge
heap
mass
pile
pack
put up
truss
cram
agglomerate
aggregate
compile;
group
concentrate
unite
collect into a focus
bring into
a focus
amass
accumulate
collect in a dragnet
heap
Ossa upon Pelion
Adj. assembled
closely packed
dense
serried
crowded to
suffocation
teeming
swarming
populous
as thick as hops
all of a heap
fasciculated
cumulative
Phr. the plot thickens
#73. Nonassemblage. Dispersion. -- N. {opp. 72} dispersion;
disjunction
divergence
aspersion
scattering
dissemination
diffusion
dissipation
distribution
apportionment
spread
interspersion
flotsam and
jetsam
[Hor.]
V. disperse
scatter
sow
broadcast
disseminate
diffuse
shed
spread
bestrew
overspread
dispense
disband
disembody
dismember
distribute
apportion
blow off
let out
dispel
cast forth
draught off
strew
straw
ted
cast
sprinkle;
issue
deal out
retail
utter
intersperse
set
turn adrift
cast adrift
scatter to the winds;
spread like wildfire
disperse themselves
Adj. unassembled
dispersed
sparse
dispread
broadcast
sporadic
widespread
epidemic
adrift
stray
disheveled
streaming
here and there
passim
#74. [Place of meeting.] Focus. -- N. focus
point of convergence
290
center
gathering place
resort haunt
retreat
venue
rendezvous
rallying point
headquarters
home
club
depot
trysting place
place of meeting
place of resort
place
of assignation
point de reunion
issue
V. bring to a point
bring to a focus
bring to an issue
4. DISTRIBUTIVE ORDER
#75. Class. -- N. class
division
category
head
order
section
department
subdepartment
province
domain
kind
sort
genus
species
variety
family
order
kingdom
race
tribe
caste
sept
clan
breed
type
subtype
kit
sect
set
subset;
assortment
feather
kidney
suit
range
gender
sex
kin
manner
description
denomination
designation
rubric
character
stamp predicament
indication
particularization
selection
specification
similarity
#76. Inclusion. [Comprehension under
or reference to a class.] -- N
{opp. 77} inclusion
admission
comprehension
reception
composition
V. be included in
come under
fall under
range under
belong to
pertain to
range with
merge in
include
comprise
comprehend
contain
admit
embrace
receive;
inclose
embody
encircle
reckon among
enumerate among
number among
refer to
place with
arrange with
place under
take into account
Adj. included
including
inclusive
congener
congenerous
of
the same class
encircling
etc
et
#77. Exclusion. -- N. {opp. 76} exclusion
<-- The same set of words are used to express Exclusion from a class
and
Exclusion from a compound. Reference is therefore made to the former at
55. This identity does not occur with regard to Inclusion
which therefore
constitutes a separate category. -->
#78. Generality. -- N. {opp. 79} generality
generalization;
universality
catholicity
catholicism
miscellany
dragnet
common run
everyone
everybody
all hands
all the world and his wife
anybody
N
or M
all sorts
prevalence
run
V. be general
prevail
be going about
stalk abroad
render general
generalize
Adj. general
generic
collective
broad
comprehensive
sweeping;
widespread
universal
catholic
common
worldwide;
ecumenical
transcendental
prevalent
prevailing
rife
epidemic
besetting
all over
covered with
Pan-American
Pan-Hellenic
Pan-Germanic
Slavic;
every
all
unspecified
impersonal
customary
Adv. whatever
whatsoever
to a man
one and all
generally
always
for better for worse
in general
generally speaking
speaking generally
for the most part
in the long run
#79. Speciality. -- N. {opp. 78} speciality
individuality
individuity|
particularity
peculiarity
idiocrasy
personality
characteristic
mannerism
idiosyncrasy;
specificness
singularity
reading
version
lection
state
trait
distinctive feature
technicality;
differentia
particulars
details
items
counts
minutiae
I
self
I myself
myself
himself
herself
itself
V. specify
particularize
individualize
realize
specialize
designate
determine
denote
indicate
point out
select
descend to particulars
enter into detail
go into detail
come to the
point
Adj. special
particular
individual
specific
proper
personal
original
private
respective
definite
determinate
especial
certain
esoteric
endemic
partial
party
peculiar
appropriate
several
characteristic
diagnostic
exclusive
singular
idiomatic
idiotypical
typical
this
that
yon
yonder
Adv. specially
especially
particularly
in particular
for my part
each
apiece
one by one
one at a time
severally
respectively
each
to each
seriatim
in detail
in great detail
in excruciating detail
in
mind-numbing detail
bit by bit
namely
that is to say
for example
id est
e.g
i.e
videlicet
viz
to wit
5. ORDER AS REGARDS CATEGORIES