| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arrangement, management of a situation |
| Synonyms: | adjustment, classification, control, decision, direction, disposal, distribution, grouping, method, order, ordering, organization, placement, plan, regulation, sequence |
| Antonyms: | disarrangement, mismanagement |
| Main Entry: | genre/genus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, class |
| Synonyms: | brand, category, character, classification, fashion, group, kind, school, sort, species, style |
| Main Entry: | grade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rank, step |
| Synonyms: | brand, caliber, category, class, classification, condition, degree, division, echelon, estate, form, gradation, group, grouping, league, level, mark, notch, order, pigeonhole, place, position, quality, rung, size, stage, standard, station, tier |
| Main Entry: | ilk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kind, type |
| Synonyms: | brand, class, classification, denomination, gender, kin, lot, order, persuasion, race, set, sort, species, variety |
| Main Entry: | kind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, species |
| Synonyms: | brand, breed, classification, family, genus, ilk, kin, order, race, set, sort, type, variety |
| Main Entry: | label |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marker, description; brand |
| Synonyms: | characterization, classification, company, design, epithet, hallmark, identification, insignia, logo, mark, number, price mark, stamp, sticker, tag, tally, ticket, trademark |
| Main Entry: | method |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order, pattern |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, classification, design, form, orderliness, organization, plan, planning, purpose, regularity, structure, system |
| Notes: | a method is a way of doing things; a methodology is a set or system of methods |
| Main Entry: | nomenclature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vocabulary |
| Synonyms: | classification, codification, glossary, locution, phraseology, taxonomy, terminology |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arrangement, organization |
| Synonyms: | adjustment, aligning, array, assortment, cast, categorization, classification, codification, composition, computation, disposal, disposition, distribution, establishment, form, grouping, harmony, layout, line, lineup, management, method, neatness, ordering, orderliness, pattern, placement, plan, procedure, procession, progression, propriety, regularity, regulation, rule, scale, scheme, sequence, series, setup, standardization, structure, succession, symmetry, system, tidiness, uniformity |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Antonyms: | confusion, disorder, disorganization, mess, muddle |