chronological

chronological
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. dated, sequential, in sequence. See chronometry.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. temporal, chronologic, historical, in sequence, according to chronology, in the order of time, sequential, successive, serial, archival, chronicled, sequent, consecutive, properly dated, measured in time, horological, chronometric, chronoscopic, chronographic, progressive in time, ordered, in order, in due time, in due course.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
in order, ordered, sequential, consecutive, successive, serial, dated.
ANT.: random, unorganized, haphazard

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