Classes Abstract Relations Order
Order
Nouns
order, regularity, uniformity, symmetry
music of the spheres. gradation, progression
series etc. (continuity) [Uninterrupted sequence.] Continuity
course, even tenor, routine
method, disposition, arrangement, array, system, economy, discipline orderliness etc. adj. . rank, place etc. (term) Term .
Verbs
be in order, become in order etc. adj.
form, fall in, draw up
arrange itself, range itself, place itself
fall into one's place, take one's place, take one's rank
rally round. adjust, methodize, regulate, systematize.
Adjectives
orderly, regular
in order, in trim, in apple-pie order, in its proper place
neat, tidy, well regulated, correct, methodical, uniform, symmetrical, shipshape, businesslike, systematic
unconfused etc. (confuse) etc. [Subversion of Order; bringing into disorder.] Derangement
arranged etc. [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement
Adverbs
in order
methodically etc. adj.
in turn, in its turn
by steps, step by step
by regular steps, by regular gradations, by regular stages, by regular intervals
seriatim, systematically, by clockwork
at stated periods etc. (periodically) Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence] .
Phrases
order is heaven's first law" [Pope]
order from disorder sprung" [Paradise Lost]
Nouns
disorder
derangement etc. [Subversion of Order; bringing into disorder.] Derangement
irregularity
anomaly etc. (unconformity) Unconformity
anarchy, anarchism
want of method
untidiness etc. adj.
disunion
discord etc. Disagreement . confusion
confusedness etc. adj.
mishmash, mix
disarray, jumble, huddle, litter, lumber
cahotage
farrago
mess, mash, muddle, muss [U.S.] , hash, hodgepodge
hotch-potch, hotch-pot
imbroglio, chaos, medley
mere mixture etc. [Forming a whole without coherence.] Mixture
fortuitous concourse of atoms
ferment etc. (agitation) [Irregular motion] Agitation
to-do, trouble, pudder, pother, row, rumble, disturbance, hubbub, convulsion, tumult, uproar, revolution, riot, rumpus, stour, scramble, brawl, fracas, rhubarb, fight, free-for-all, row, ruction, rumpus, embroilment, melee, spill and pelt, rough and tumble
whirlwind etc. [Air in motion] Wind
bear garden, Babel, Saturnalia, donnybrook, Donnybrook Fair, confusion worse confounded, most admired disorder
Bedlam, all hell broke loose
bull in a china shop
all the fat in the fire, Devil to pay
pretty kettle of fish
disorderly persons offence
misdemeanor. [moral disorder] slattern, slut (libertine) Libertine .
Adjectives
disorderly, orderless
out of order, out of place, out of gear
irregular, desultory
anomalous etc. (unconformable) Unconformity
acephalous, deranged
aimless
disorganized
straggling
unmethodical, immethodical
unsymmetric, unsystematic
untidy, slovenly
dislocated
out of sorts
promiscuous, indiscriminate
chaotic, anarchical
unarranged etc. (arrange) etc. [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement
confused
deranged etc. [Subversion of Order; bringing into disorder.] Derangement
topsy-turvy etc. (inverted) Inversion
shapeless etc. [Absence of form.] Amorphism
disjointed, out of joint. troublous
riotous etc. (violent) Existence 73-violence">Violence. complex etc. [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder
Adverbs
irregularly etc. adj.
by fits, by fits and snatches, by fits and starts
pellmell
higgledy-piggledy
helter-skelter, harum-scarum
in a ferment
at sixes and sevens, at cross-purposes
upside down etc. Inversion .
Phrases
the cart before the horse
chaos is come again
the wreck of matter and the crush of worlds" [Addison] .
Nouns
complexity
complexness etc. adj.
complexus
complication, implication
intricacy, intrication
perplexity
network, labyrinth
wilderness, jungle
involution, raveling, entanglement
coil etc. (convolution) [Complex curvature.] Convolution
sleave, tangled skein, knot, Gordian knot, wheels within wheels
kink, gnarl, knarl
webwork. [complexity if a task or action] difficulty etc. Difficulty .
Adjectives
gnarled, knarled. complex, complexed
intricate, complicated, perplexed, involved, raveled, entangled, knotted, tangled, inextricable
irreducible.
Nouns
arrangement
plan etc. Plan
preparation etc. Preparation
disposal, disposition
collocation, allocation
distribution
sorting etc. v.
assortment, allotment, apportionment, taxis, taxonomy, syntaxis, graduation, organization
grouping
tabulation. analysis, classification, clustering, division, digestion. [Result of arrangement] digest
synopsis etc. (compendium) Compendium
syntagma [Gramm.] , table, atlas
file, database
register. etc. (record) Record
organism, architecture. [Instrument for sorting] sieve, riddle, screen, sorter.
Verbs
reduce to order, bring into order
introduce order into
rally. arrange, dispose, place, form
put in order, set in order, place in order
set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal
cast the parts, assign the parts
dispose of, assign places to
assort, sort
sift, riddle
put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array
apportion. class, classify
divide
file, string together, thread
register etc. (record) Record
catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade. methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix. unravel, disentangle, ravel, card
disembroil
feaze.
Adjectives
arranged etc. v.
embattled, in battle array
cut and dried
methodical, orderly, regular, systematic.
Phrases
In vast cumbrous array" [Churchill] .
Verbs
derange
disarrange, misarrange
displace, misplace
mislay, discompose, disorder
deorganize, discombobulate, disorganize
embroil, unsettle, disturb, confuse, trouble, perturb, jumble, tumble
shuffle, randomize
huddle, muddle, toss, hustle, fumble, riot
bring into disorder, put into disorder, throw into disorder etc. [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder
muss [U.S.]
break the ranks, disconcert, convulse
break in upon. unhinge, dislocate, put out of joint, throw out of gear. turn topsy-turvy etc. (invert) Inversion
bedevil
complicate, involve, perplex, confound
imbrangle, embrangle, tangle, entangle, ravel, tousle, towzle, dishevel, ruffle
rumple etc. (fold) Fold . litter, scatter
mix etc. [Forming a whole without coherence.] Mixtureetc. [Double or mutual change.] Interchange
Adjectives
deranged etc. v.
syncretic, syncretistic
mussy, messy
flaky
random, unordered [U.S.] .
Verbs
precede
come before, come first
head, lead, take the lead
lead the way, lead the dance
be in the vanguard
introduce, usher in
have the pas
set the fashion etc. (influence) Influence
open the ball
take precedence, have precedence
have the start etc. (get before) [Going before.] Precession
prefix
premise, prelude, preface.
Adjectives
preceding etc. v.
precedent, antecedent
anterior
prior etc. Priority
before
former
foregoing
beforementioned, abovementioned, aforementioned
aforesaid, said
precursory, precursive
prevenient, preliminary, prefatory, introductory
prelusive, prelusory
proemial, preparatory.
Nouns
sequence, coming after
going after etc. (following) [Going after.] Sequence
consecution, succession
posteriority etc. Posteriority . continuation
order of succession
successiveness
paracme. secondariness
subordinancy etc. (inferiority) Inferiority . afterbirth, afterburden
placenta, secundines [Med.] .
Verbs
succeed
come after, come on, come next
follow, ensue, step into the shoes of
alternate. place after, suffix, append.
Adverbs
after, subsequently
behind etc. (rear) Rear .
Nouns
precursor, antecedent, precedent, predecessor
forerunner, vancourier, pioneer, prodrome, prodromos, prodromus, outrider
leader, bellwether
herald, harbinger
foreboding
dawn
avant-courier, avant-garde, bellmare, forelooper, foreloper, stalking-horse, preamble, preface, prologue, foreword, protasis, proemium, prolusion, proem, prolepsis [Gramm.] , prolegomena, prefix, introduction
heading, frontispiece, groundwork
preparation etc. Preparation
overture, symphony
premises. prefigurement etc. Prediction
omen etc. Omen .
Adjectives
precursory
prelusive, prelusory, preludious
proemial, introductory, prefatory, prodromous, inaugural, preliminary
precedent etc. (prior) Priority .
Phrases
a precedent embalms a principle" [Disraeli] .
Nouns
sequel, suffix, successor
tail, queue, train, wake, trail, rear
retinue, suite
appendix, postscript
epilogue
peroration
codicil
continuation, sequela
appendage
heelpiece
tag, more last words
colophon. aftercome, aftergrowth, afterpart, afterpiece, aftercourse, afterthought, aftergame
second thoughts
outgrowth.
Nouns
beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation
introduction etc. (precursor) Precursor
alpha, initial
inauguration, debut, le premier pas, rising of the curtain
maiden speech
outbreak, onset, brunt
initiative, move, first move
narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge
fresh start, new departure. origin etc. (cause) [Constant antecedent] . Cause
source, rise
bud, germ etc. [Constant antecedent] . Cause
egg, rudiment
genesis, primogenesis, birth, nativity, cradle, infancy
start, inception, creation, starting point etc. [Initial motion from.] Departure
dawn etc. (morning) Morning [Noon.]
evolution. title-page
head, heading
van etc. (front) Front
caption, fatihah. entrance, entry
inlet, orifice, mouth, chops, lips, porch, portal, portico, propylon, door
gate, gateway
postern, wicket, threshold, vestibule
propylaeum
skirts, border etc. (edge) Edge . first stage, first blush, first glance, first impression, first sight. rudiments, elements, outlines, grammar, alphabet, ABC.
Verbs
begin, start, commence
conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter
set out etc. (depart) [Initial motion from.] Departure
embark in
incept. initiate, launch, inaugurate. inchoate, rise, arise, originate. usher in
lead off, lead the way
take the lead, take the initiative
head
stand at the head, stand first, stand for
lay the foundations etc. (prepare) Preparation
found etc. (cause) [Constant antecedent] . Cause
set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion
apply the match to a train
broach
open up, open the door to. get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to
make a beginning, make a start. handsel
take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf
break ground, break the ice, break cover
pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon
open fire, open the ball
ventilate, air
undertake etc. Undertaking . come into existence, come into the world
make one's debut, take birth
burst forth, break out
spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize. begin at the beginning, begin de novo
start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.
Adjectives
beginning etc. v.
initial, initiatory, initiative
inceptive, introductory, incipient
proemial, inaugural
inchoate, inchoative
embryonic, rudimental
primogenial
primeval, primitive, primordial etc. (old) Oldness
aboriginal
natal, nascent. first, foremost, leading
maiden. begun etc. v.
just begun etc. v..
Adverbs
at the beginning, in the beginning, c. n.
first, in the first place, first and foremost
in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy
from the beginning, from its birth
Phrases
let's get going!, let's get this show on the road!, up and at 'em!
Nouns
end, close, termination
desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega
extreme, extremity
gable end, butt end, fag-end
tip, nib, point
tail etc. (rear) Rear
verge etc. (edge) Edge
tag, peroration
bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard. consummation, denouement
finish etc. (completion) Completion
fate
doom, doomsday
crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain
goal, destination
limit, determination
expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination
death etc. Death
end of all things
finality
eschatology. break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point
coup de grace, deathblow
knock-out-blow
sockdolager [U.S.] .
Verbs
end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over
expire
die etc. Death
come-, draw-to-a-close etc. n.
have run its course
run out, pass away. bring to an end etc. n.
put an end to, make an end of
determine
get through
achieve etc. (complete) Completion
stop etc. (make to cease) [Change from action to rest.] Cessation
shut up shop
hang up one's fiddle.
Adjectives
ending etc. v.
final, terminal, definitive
crowning etc. (completing) Completion
last, ultimate
hindermost
rear etc. Rear
caudal
vergent. conterminate, conterminous, conterminable. ended etc. v.
at an end
settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest
conclusive. penultimate
last but one, last but two, c. unbegun, uncommenced
fresh.
Adverbs
finally etc. adj.
in fine
at the last
once for all.
Phrases
as high as Heaven and as deep as hell" [Beaumont and Fletcher]
Nouns
middle, midst, mediety, mean etc. Mean
medium, middle term
center etc. Centrality , mid-course etc. Mid-course
halfway house, nave, navel, omphalos
nucleus, nucleolus. equidistance, bisection, half distance
equator, diaphragm, midriff
intermediate etc. Interposition .
Adjectives
middle, medial, mesial [Med.] , mean, mid, median, average
middlemost, midmost
mediate
intermediate etc. (interjacent) Interposition
equidistant
central etc. Centrality
mediterranean, equatorial
homocentric.
Adverbs
in the middle
midway, halfway
midships, amidships, in medias res.
Nouns
continuity
consecution, consecutiveness etc. adj.
succession, round, suite, progression, series, train chain
catenation, concatenation
scale
gradation, course
ceaselessness, constant flow, unbroken extent. procession, column
retinue, cortege, cavalcade, rank and file, line of battle, array. pedigree, genealogy, lineage, race
ancestry, descent, family, house
line, line of ancestors
strain. rank, file, line, row, range, tier, string, thread, team
suit
colonnade.
Verbs
follow in a series, form a series etc. n.
fall in. arrange in a series, collate etc. n.
string together, file, thread, graduate, organize, sort, tabulate.
Adjectives
continuous, continued
consecutive
progressive, gradual
serial, successive
immediate, unbroken, entire
linear
in a line, in a row etc. n.
uninterrupted, unintermitting
unremitting, unrelenting (perseverence) Resolution .Existence
perennial, evergreen
constant.
Adverbs
continuously etc. adj.
seriatim
in a line etc. n.
in succession, in turn
running, gradually, step by step, at a stretch
in file, in column, in single file, in Indian file.
Nouns
discontinuity
disjunction etc. Disjunction
anacoluthon
interruption, break, fracture, flaw, fault, crack, cut
gap etc. (interval) Interval
solution of continuity, caesura
broken thread
parenthesis, episode, rhapsody, patchwork
intermission
alternation etc. (periodicity) Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence]
dropping fire.
Verbs
be discontinuous etc. adj.
alternate, intermit, sputter, stop and start, hesitate. discontinue, pause, interrupt
intervene
break, break in upon, break off
interpose etc. Interposition
break the thread, snap the thread
disconnect etc. (disjoin) Disjunction
dissever.
Adverbs
at intervals
by snatches, by jerks, by skips, by catches, by fits and starts
skippingly
Phrases
like 'angel visits few and far between'" [Campbell] .
Nouns
term, rank, station, stage, step
degree etc. [Relative quantity.] Degree
scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch
stand, standing
footing, range.
Verbs
hold a place, occupy a place, find a place, fall into a place etc. n..
Nouns
assemblage
collection, collocation, colligation
compilation, levy, gathering, ingathering, muster, attroupement
team
concourse, conflux, congregation, contesseration, convergence etc. [Motion nearer to.] Convergence
meeting, levee, reunion, drawing room, at home
assembly, congress
convention, conventicle
gemote
conclave etc. (council) Council
posse
Noah's ark. miscellany, collectanea
museum, menagerie etc. (store) Store
museology. crowd, throng, group
flood, rush, deluge
rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe
crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party
swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove
atajo
bunch, drive, force, mulada [U.S.]
remuda
roundup [U.S.]
array, bevy, galaxy
corps, company, troop, troupe, task force
army, regiment etc. (combatants) Combatant
host etc. (multitude) Multitude
populousness. clan, brotherhood, fraternity, sorority, association etc. (party) Party . volley, shower, storm, cloud. group, cluster, Pleiades, clump, pencil
set, batch, lot, pack
budget, assortment, bunch
parcel
packet, package
bundle, fascine, fasces, bale
seron, seroon
fagot, wisp, truss, tuft
shock, rick, fardel, stack, sheaf, haycock
fascicle, fascicule, gavel, hattock, stook. accumulation etc. (store) Store
congeries, heap, lump, pile, rouleau, tissue, mass, pyramid
bing
drift
snowball, snowdrift
acervation, cumulation
glomeration, agglomeration
conglobation
conglomeration, conglomerate
coacervate [Chem] , coacervation [Chem] , coagmentation, aggregation, concentration, congestion, spicilegium, black hole of Calcutta
quantity etc. (greatness) Greatness . collector, gatherer
whip, whipper in.
Verbs
assemble [be or come together] , collect, muster
meet, unite, join, rejoin
cluster, flock, swarm, surge, stream, herd, crowd, throng, associate
congregate, conglomerate, concentrate
precipitate
center round, rendezvous, resort
come together, flock get together, pig together
forgather
huddle
reassemble. [get or bring together] assemble, muster
bring together, get together, put together, draw together, scrape together, lump together
collect, collocate, colligate
get, whip in
gather
hold a meeting
convene, convoke, convocate
rake up, dredge
heap, mass, pile
pack, put up, truss, cram
acervate
agglomerate, aggregate
compile
group, aggroup, concentrate, unite
collect into a focus, bring into a focus
amass, accumulate etc. (store) Store
collect in a dragnet
heap Ossa upon Pelion.
Adjectives
assembled etc. v.
closely packed, dense, serried, crowded to suffocation, teeming, swarming, populous
as thick as hops
all of a heap, fasciculated cumulative.
Nouns
dispersion
disjunction etc. Disjunction
divergence etc. [Motion further off.] Divergence
aspersion
scattering etc. v.
dissemination, diffusion, dissipation, distribution
apportionment etc. Apportionment
spread, respersion, circumfusion, interspersion, spargefaction
affusion. waifs and estrays, flotsam and jetsam, [Horace]
waveson.
Verbs
disperse, scatter, sow, broadcast, disseminate, diffuse, shed, spread, bestrew, overspread, dispense, disband, disembody, dismember, distribute
apportion etc. Apportionment
blow off, let out, dispel, cast forth, draught off
strew, straw, strow
ted
spirtle, cast, sprinkle
issue, deal out, retail, utter
resperse, intersperse
set abroach, circumfuse. turn adrift, cast adrift
scatter to the winds
spread like wildfire, disperse themselves.
Adjectives
unassembled etc. (assemble) etc. Assemblage
dispersed etc. v.
sparse, dispread, broadcast, sporadic, widespread
epidemic etc. (general) Generality
adrift, stray
disheveled, streaming.
Adverbs
sparsim, here and there, passim.
Nouns
focus
point of convergence etc. [Motion nearer to.] Convergence
corradiation
center etc. Centrality
gathering place, resort haunt retreat
venue
rendezvous
rallying point, headquarters, home, club
depot etc. (store) Store
trysting place
place of meeting, place of resort, place of assignation
point de reunion
issue.
Verbs
bring to a point, bring to a focus, bring to an issue.
Nouns
class, division, category, categorema, head, order, section
department, subdepartment, province, domain. kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kingdom, race, tribe, caste, sept, clan, breed, type, subtype, kit, sect, set, subset
assortment
feather, kidney
suit
range
gender, sex, kin. manner, description, denomination, designation, rubric, character, stamp predicament
indication, particularization, selection, specification. similarity etc. Similarity .
Nouns
inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception. composition etc. (inclusion in a compound) Composition .
Verbs
be included in etc.
come under, fall under, range under
belong to, pertain to
range with
merge in. include, comprise, comprehend, contain, admit, embrace, receive
inclose etc. (circumscribe) Circumscription
embody, encircle. reckon among, enumerate among, number among
refer to
place with, arrange with, place under
take into account.
Adjectives
included, including etc. v.
inclusive
congener, congenerous
of the same class etc. Class
encircling.
Nouns
generality, generalization
universality
catholicity, catholicism
miscellany, miscellaneousness
dragnet
common run
worldwideness. everyone, everybody
all hands, all the world and his wife
anybody, N or M, all sorts. prevalence, run.
Verbs
be general etc. adj.
prevail, be going about, stalk abroad. render general etc. adj.
generalize.
Adjectives
general, generic, collective
broad, comprehensive, sweeping
encyclopedical, widespread etc. (dispersed) Nonassemblage. Dispersion . universal
catholic, catholical
common, worldwide
ecumenical, oecumenical
transcendental
prevalent, prevailing, rife, epidemic, besetting
all over, covered with. Pan-American, Anglican, Pan-Hellenic, Pan-Germanic, slavic
panharmonic. every, all
unspecified, impersonal. customary etc. (habitual) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence] .
Adverbs
whatever, whatsoever
to a man, one and all. generally etc. adj.
always, for better for worse
in general, generally speaking
speaking generally
for the most part
in the long run etc. (on an average) Mean .
Nouns
speciality, specialite
individuality, individuity
particularity, peculiarity
idiocrasy etc. (tendency) Tendency
personality, characteristic, mannerism, idiosyncrasy
specificness etc. adj.
singularity etc. (unconformity) Unconformity
reading, version, lection
state
trait
distinctive feature
technicality
differentia. particulars, details, items, counts
minutiae. I, self, I myself
myself, himself, herself, itself.
Verbs
specify, particularize, individualize, realize, specialize, designate, determine
denote, indicate, point out, select. descend to particulars, enter into detail, go into detail, come to the point.
Adjectives
special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite, determinate, especial, certain, esoteric, endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic, diagnostic, exclusive
singular etc. (exceptional) Unconformity
idiomatic
idiotypical
typical. this, that
yon, yonder.
Adverbs
specially, especially, particularly etc. adj.
in particular
for my part. each, apiece, one by one, one at a time
severally, respectively, each to each
seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail
bit by bit
that is to say, for example, id est, e.g., i.e., videlicet, viz.
to wit.
Adjectives
normal, natural, unexceptional
common, usual (frequency) Frequency
Nouns
multiformity, omniformity
variety, diversity
multifariousness etc. adj.
varied assortment. dissimilarity etc. Dissimilarity .
Adjectives
polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous, multiplex
heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform
manifold, many-sided
variegated, motley, mosaic
epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular
mixed, different, assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers
all manner of, of every description, of all sorts and kinds
and what not
confused, mixed up, discordant
inharmonious, unmatched, unrelated, nonuniform. omniform, omnigenous, omnifarious
protean (form) Form .
Phrases
harmoniously confused" [Pope]
variety's the very spice of life" [Cowper] .
Nouns
conformity, conformance
observance
habituation. naturalization
conventionality etc. (custom) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
agreement etc. Agreement . example, instance, specimen, sample, quotation
exemplification, illustration, case in point
object lesson
elucidation. standard, model, pattern etc. (prototype) [Thing copied.] Prototype
law
order of things
normal state, natural state, ordinary state, model state, normal condition, natural condition, ordinary condition, model condition
standing dish, standing order
Procrustean law
law of the Medes and Persians
hard and fast rule.
Verbs
conform to, conform to rule
accommodate oneself to, adapt oneself to
rub off corners. be regular etc. adj.
move in a groove
follow observe the rules, go by the rules, bend to the rules, obey the rules, obey the precedents
comply with, tally with, chime in with, fall in with
be guided by, be regulated by
fall into a custom, fall into a usage
follow the fashion, follow the crowd, follow the multitude
pass muster, do as others do
stand on ceremony
when in Rome do as the Romans do
go with the stream, go with the flow, swim with the stream, swim with the current, swim with the tide, blow with the wind
stick to the beaten track etc. (habit) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
keep one in countenance. exemplify, illustrate, cite, quote, quote precedent, quote authority, appeal to authority, put a case
produce an instance etc. n.
elucidate, explain.
Adjectives
conformable to rule
regular etc. Frequency
according to regulation, according to rule, according to Hoyle, according to Cocker, according to Gunter
well regulated, orderly
symmetric etc. [Regularity of form.] Symmetryetc. (customary) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
of daily occurrence, of everyday occurrence
in the natural order of things
ordinary, common, habitual, usual, everyday, workaday. in the order of the day
naturalized. typical, normal, nominal, formal
canonical, orthodox, sound, strict, rigid, positive, uncompromising, shipshape, in point.
Adverbs
conformably etc. adj.
by rule
agreeably to
in conformity with, in accordance with, in keeping with
according to
consistently with
as usual
more-majorum. for the sake of conformity
as a matter of course, of course
for form's sake, by the card. invariably, c. (uniformly) Uniformity . for example, e.g.
among other things
for instance.
Phrases
they are happy men whose natures sort with their they are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations" [Bacon] . The nail that sticks up hammered down [Jap.Tr.]
Tall poppy syndrome
Stick your neck out and it may get cut off.
Nouns
nonconformity etc. Conformity
unconformity, disconformity
unconventionality, informality, abnormity, abnormality, anomaly
anomalousness etc. adj.
exception, peculiarity
infraction of law, breach, of law, violation of law, violation of custom, violation of usage, infringement of law, infringement of custom, infringement of usage
teratism, eccentricity, bizarrerie, oddity, monster, monstrosity, rarity
freak, freak of Nature, weirdo, mutant
rouser, snorter [U.S.] . individuality, idiosyncrasy, originality, mannerism. aberration
irregularity
variety
singularity
exemption
salvo etc. (qualification) Qualification . nonconformist
nondescript, character, original, nonesuch, nonsuch, monster, prodigy, wonder, miracle, curiosity, flying fish, black sheep, black swan, queer fish
mongrel, random breed
half-caste, half-blood, half-breed
crossbreed, hybrid, mule, hinny, mulatto
hermaphrodite. [Mythical animals] phoenix, chimera, hydra, sphinx, minotaur
griffin, griffon
centaur
saggittary
kraken, cockatrice, wyvern, roc, dragon, sea serpent
mermaid, merman, merfolk
unicorn
Cyclops, men whose heads do grow beneath their men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders" [Othello]
teratology. [unconformable to the surroundings] fish out of water
neither one thing nor another, neither fish nor fowl, neither fish flesh nor fowl nor good red neither fish flesh nor fowl nor good red herring
one in a million, one in a way, one in a thousand
outcast, outlaw
off the beaten track
oasis.
Verbs
be uncomformable etc. adj.
abnormalize
leave the beaten track, leave the beaten path
infringe a law, infringe a habit, infringe a usage, infringe a custom, break a law, break a habit, break a usage, break a custom, violate a law, violate a habit, violate a usage, violate a custom
drive a coach and six through
stretch a point
have no business there
baffle all description, beggar all description.
Adjectives
uncomformable, exceptional
abnormal, abnormous
anomalous, anomalistic
out of order, out of place, out of keeping, out of tune, out of one's element
irregular, arbitrary
teratogenic
lawless, informal, aberrant, stray, wandering, wanton
peculiar, exclusive, unnatural, eccentric, egregious
out of the beaten track, off the beaten track, out of the common, out of the common run
beyond the pale of, out of the pale of
misplaced
funny. unusual, unaccustomed, uncustomary, unwonted, uncommon
rare, curious, odd, extraordinary, out of the ordinary
strange, monstrous
wonderful etc. Wonder
unexpected, unaccountable
out of the way, remarkable, noteworthy
queer, quaint, nondescript, none such
unfashionable
fantastic, grotesque, bizarre
outlandish, exotic, preternatural
denaturalized. heterogeneous, heteroclite [Gramm.] , amorphous, mongrel, amphibious, epicene, half blood, hybrid
androgynous, androgynal
asymmetric etc. [Irregularity of form.] Distortion
adelomorphous, bisexual, hermaphrodite, monoclinous. qualified etc. Qualification . singular, unique, one-of-a-kind. newfangled, novel, non-classical
original, unconventional, unheard of, unfamiliar
undescribed, unprecedented, unparalleled, unexampled.
Adverbs
unconformably etc. adj.
except, unless, save barring, beside, without, save and except, let alone. however, yet, but. once in a blue moon, once in a million years.
Int
what on earth!, what in the world!, What the devil!, Holy cow!, Can you top that
Phrases
never was seen the like, never was heard the like, never was known the like. I could hardly believe it
I saw it, but I didn't believe it.