Antonyms for orders

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : awr-der

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr dər

Definition of orders

Origin : c.1200, "give order to, to arrange in order," from order (n.). Meaning "to give orders for or to" is from 1540s. Related: Ordered; ordering.

noun arrangement, organization
noun lawfulness
noun class, status
noun command
noun request; purchase agreement
noun organization
verb command, authorize
verb arrange, organize

Example sentences :

The captain moved among them, and his orders were obeyed, but not with alacrity.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

They called him a King or a prince and obeyed his orders for their own common benefit.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

In severe obedience to orders, therefore, he did not even now call.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

And a good many of the orders given to it are not obeyed after all.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

Hotspur interrupts her by calling the servant and giving him orders.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

When, at last, he took the horse and buggy and drove about the country for orders, he was too late.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Such had been the orders of Demosthenes, which were now carried into effect.
Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell

I am under the sheriff's orders, and not under the orders of that officer.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Remember my orders: stones in your pockets, the stick in your hand.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

He did not intend to be cheated out of his fun by any orders that "Straw-nose" should give him.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

Synonyms for orders

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