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

"We would anticipate on the order of about four opportunities within that six-day period," Glaze said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 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

If that is magic, it is minor magic, on the order of card tricks.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

on the order of

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