Synonyms of in order

in order

phrase

as in good

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation

I believe a round of applause is in order.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• good
• suitable
• proper
• appropriate
• happy
• fitting
• right
• fit
• fitted
• pretty
• applicable
• needed
• becoming
• apt
• adequate
• required
• acceptable
• just
• felicitous
• befitting
• balanced
• deserved
• able
• satisfactory
• decent
• capable
• meet
• justified
• competent
• cut out
• requisite
• correct
• respectable
• qualified
• serviceable
• condign
• rightful
• tolerable
• decorous
• trained
• harmonious
• consonant
• kosher
• pitch-perfect
• seemly
• congruous
• companionate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improper
• unhappy
• wrong
• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• unfit
• incapable
• inapplicable
• unbecoming
• incompetent
• unseemly
• inadequate
• incongruous
• infelicitous
• indecent
• unskilled
• unfitting
• unqualified
• untrained
• intolerable
• inept
• unsatisfactory
• inapposite
• unacceptable
• misbecoming
• unbeseeming
• incorrect
• unskillful
• inexpert
• inapt
• unmeet
• unapt
• malapropos
• incompatible
• graceless
• indecorous
• uncongenial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in order

Regardless, in order to actually save their season, the Trojans need Maiava to be more than just a passable Big Ten quarterback. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Koons, one of the world’s most famous living artists, is said to be unloading the works in order to fund his own practice. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026

New Orleans needs to be more efficient throughout the game in order to get some wins. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Instead of starting with how little can be spent on security, start with what the organization actually needs to protect in order to keep operating and growing. — Sami Nomair, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026