Definitions

on the order of

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alike comparable related

STRONG

agnate allied allying approximating close cognate conforming congeneric consonant corresponding double equal equaling equivalent jibing matching near parallel relating resembling same twin uniform

WEAK

according to akin analogous approximative carbon-copy coextensive commensurate compatible congenerous consistent homologous identical in the manner of much the same not far from not unlike selfsame such undifferentiated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

different dissimilar unlike

STRONG

away changing divergent far inconsistent mismatched unalike unequal unfriendly variable

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“The down time could be pretty short. It could be on the order of a few weeks instead of many months,” he said, depending on what else needs to be replaced in the plant.

From The Wall Street Journal

I always enjoy trying to game out what’s gonna happen in the ceremony based on the order of awards.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the stock methodology was “something on the order of how an investor would select stocks on their own.”

From MarketWatch

The Fed would have to take a loss on the order of some $320 billion on the trade, according to Guha’s estimate.

From MarketWatch

"It's a large, slowly moving mass -- on the order of about 500 million cubic meters -- that has been creeping for decades."

From Science Daily

on the order of

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