SORTING Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word sorting. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SORTING
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arranging | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | ||||||||
grouping | nounn | |||||||
noun • any number of entities (members) considered as a unit • the activity of putting things together in groups • a system for classifying things into groups | ||||||||
indexing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve | ||||||||
ordering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements • the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement | ||||||||
cataloging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To put into a catalogue. • To make a catalogue of. • To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue. noun • The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue. | ||||||||
categorizing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • place into or assign to a category | ||||||||
classifying | verbv | |||||||
verb • arrange or order by classes or categories • declare unavailable, as for security reasons • assign to a class or kind | ||||||||
codifying | verbv | |||||||
verb • organize into a code or system, such as a body of law | ||||||||
organizing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • create (as an entity) • cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) • bring order and organization to • arrange by systematic planning and united effort • form or join a union | ||||||||
systematizing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | ||||||||
compartmentalizing | verbv | |||||||
verb • separate into isolated compartments or categories | ||||||||
class | nounn | |||||||
noun • a collection of things sharing a common attribute • a body of students who are taught together • people having the same social, economic, or educational status • education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings • a league ranked by quality • a body of students who graduate together • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders • elegance in dress or behavior verb • arrange or order by classes or categories | ||||||||
classify | verbv | |||||||
verb • arrange or order by classes or categories • declare unavailable, as for security reasons • assign to a class or kind | ||||||||
sort out | verbv | |||||||
verb • arrange or order by classes or categories • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear • punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience | ||||||||
categorize | verbv | |||||||
verb • place into or assign to a category | ||||||||
group | nounn | |||||||
noun • any number of entities (members) considered as a unit • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse verb • arrange into a group or groups • form a group or group together | ||||||||
order | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed • (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy • a degree in a continuum of size or quantity • established customary state (especially of society) • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements • a condition of regular or proper arrangement • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) • a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities • a formal association of people with similar interests • a body of rules followed by an assembly • a group of person living under a religious rule • (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families • a request for something to be made, supplied, or served • (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans • the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement verb • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority • make a request for something • issue commands or orders for • bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations • bring order to or into • place in a certain order • appoint to a clerical posts • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
rank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another • relative status • the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) • position in a social hierarchy • the body of members of an organization or group adjective satellite • very fertile; producing profuse growth • very offensive in smell or taste • conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • growing profusely verb • take or have a position relative to others • assign a rank or rating to • take precedence or surpass others in rank | ||||||||
assort | verbv | |||||||
verb • keep company with; hang out with • arrange or order by classes or categories | ||||||||
form | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality • a perceptual structure • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) • alternative names for the body of a human being • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance • the visual appearance of something or someone • a printed document with spaces in which to write • (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups • an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse • a particular mode in which something is manifested • (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary • a body of students who are taught together • an ability to perform well • a life-size dummy used to display clothes • a mold for setting concrete verb • create (as an entity) • to compose or represent • develop into a distinctive entity • give shape or form to • make something, usually for a specific function • establish or impress firmly in the mind • assume a form or shape | ||||||||