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chronological Definition

chrono·logi·cal (krän′ə läj′i kəl)

adjective

  1. arranged in the order of occurrence
  2. of chronology; esp., containing or relating to an account of events in the order of their occurrence

Etymology: < chronology + -ical

chronological Related Forms
chron′o·log′i·cally adverb
chronological Synonyms

chronological

modif.

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.

chronological Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • order: DIARY In chronological order, the most recent events are at the top of the page.
  • sequence: In chronological sequence, the events of Genesis 6 follow Genesis 4. Genesis 5 is simply an inset into the story flow.
  • timeline: No, Revelation doesn't present us with a chronological timeline.
  • listing: This index provides a chronological listing of the key events covered in the current volume.
  • narrative: Typically, histories of modern and contemporary art remain predominantly chronological narratives that explain the present in terms of the past.
  • framework: Mark uses a basic chronological framework in his Gospel.

Modifying Another Word

  • roughly: They will be considered in roughly chronological order, beginning with Willa Muir.
  • broadly: Likely health gain or effect on demand Patients get seen in broadly chronological order.
  • strictly: From the third book the order is strictly chronological.
  • largely: De La Grange has done us a service by compiling a very detailed but largely chronological history of the events of Mahler's life.
  • not: You never had a time, an opportunity, not chronological time.
  • simply: Please note that the list is not in order of preference, but simply chronological order.