Definitions

law and order

NOUN

order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

control law peace

STRONG

calm decorousness decorum discipline goodness integrity niceness orderliness peacefulness probity properness propriety quiet rectitude rightness seemliness suitability tranquility uprightness

Antonyms

STRONG

dishonesty indecency turbulence violence

WEAK

lawlessness liberty license

NOUN

tranquility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calm calmness coolness equanimity serenity stillness

STRONG

ataraxia composure hush imperturbability order peacefulness placidity quietness quietude repose rest restfulness sedateness

WEAK

imperturbation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitation

STRONG

upset

WEAK

chaos disturbance loudness noise turbulence violence wildness

Example Sentences

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Here are the legal personalities keeping law and order in the Oakland, Calif., courthouse:

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Yusuf said the party was focused on "secure borders", the cost of living and the "return of law and order".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

If he supports law and order, they don’t have to be antipolice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The GOP, led by Ronald Reagan, found success throughout the 1980s by focusing on law and order.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

And she’d returned law and order to the town she claimed she didn’t give two hoots about.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck