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sorting

[sawr-ting] / ˈsɔr tɪŋ /
NOUN
categorization
Synonyms
STRONG
arrangement category distribution grouping layout lineup order organization placement sequence
WEAK
cataloging
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization
NOUN
classification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocation allotment analysis arrangement coordination designation distribution grade regulation
STRONG
apportionment assignment assortment codification collocation consignment denomination department disposal disposition division echelon gradation grading graduation group grouping kind order ordering ordination organization pigeonholing sizing systematization taxonomy
WEAK
alloting cataloguing categorizing distributing tabulating typecasting
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization keeping retention
NOUN
gradation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calibration nuance
STRONG
arrangement change degree difference distinction divergence grade grouping level mark measurement modification notch ordering place point position progression rank scale sequence series shade stage succession variation
Antonyms
STRONG
accord agreement sameness similarity unemployment unimportance

Example Sentences

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The team was sorting through injuries while trying to integrate new pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

While the Fed is sorting which way the opposing risks tip, it perhaps has an obligation to pause and assess for now, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The stock market, enduring an intense period of AI disruption, is sorting through which software companies are going to come out winners—and which appear headed the other way.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Another being transported through a sorting centre in Germany caught fire at Leipzig airport just before it was due to be loaded on to an aircraft.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

I try to move on to completing the dosage table for diabetes in my spreadsheet of the most prevalent chronic conditions, sorting through varying ages and weights and medications.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.