diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
index 71d75dfd..f3d717c0 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
@@ -380,17 +380,6 @@ exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
         }
     });
 
-    dictionary.defineTag('exception', {
-        mustHaveValue: true,
-        canHaveType: true,
-        onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
-            if (!doclet.exceptions) { doclet.exceptions = []; }
-            doclet.exceptions.push(tag.value);
-            setDocletTypeToValueType(doclet, tag);
-        }
-    })
-    .synonym('throws');
-
     dictionary.defineTag('exports', {
         mustHaveValue: true,
         onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
@@ -698,6 +687,17 @@ exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
         }
     });
 
+    dictionary.defineTag('throws', {
+        mustHaveValue: true,
+        canHaveType: true,
+        onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
+            if (!doclet.exceptions) { doclet.exceptions = []; }
+            doclet.exceptions.push(tag.value);
+            setDocletTypeToValueType(doclet, tag);
+        }
+    })
+    .synonym('exception');
+
     dictionary.defineTag('tutorial', {
         mustHaveValue: true,
         onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {