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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So on May 1, they probably poured something on the order of $125 million more into the tank than they did the Friday before.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

On the price side, refined products like diesel have seen surges on the order of 150%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The labor markets are on the order of $10 trillion to $20 trillion, whether in the digital or the physical economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"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 • Dec. 21, 2025

“Entering the water” was thus a euphemism on the order of “passed on to a better place.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

on the order of

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