arranges

VERB

put in an order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

file form organize

STRONG

align array class classify dispose group police position range rank regulate sort spruce systematize tidy

WEAK

clear the decks fix up line up methodize police up put in good shape put in order put to rights spruce up whip into shape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange disorder

STRONG

disorganize displace jumble mismanage mix up scatter

WEAK

confuse derange disperse disturb not plan

VERB

make plans, often involving agreement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

construct decide design determine draft establish lay out manage negotiate organize prepare promote provide resolve schedule tailor work out

STRONG

adapt adjust blueprint chart compromise concert contrive devise direct frame harmonize project quarterback scheme settle

WEAK

agree to come to terms get act together get ready hammer out a deal iron out line up make a connection make ready map out pull a wire pull things together set stage shape up work out a deal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disorder disorganize hesitate neglect ruin waver

STRONG

confuse disagree disarrange unfit upset

WEAK

derange disperse disturb mix up not plan scatter

VERB

prepare musical composition differently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

orchestrate

STRONG

adapt instrument score

Antonyms

WEAK

confuse derange disarrange disorder disorganize disperse disturb mix up not plan scatter

Example Sentences

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Philly Orchestra Arranges Loan with Ohio Credit Union The Philadelphia Orchestra decided it needs financing and filed papers yesterday for authority to draw a $3.1 million loan from Sun Federal Credit Union of Maumee, Ohio.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 29, 2011

Arranges weeklong angling trips to island native Henry Hugh’s Inagua Outback Lodge for $1,799 per person, which includes meals, lodging and a day of guided fishing.

From Washington Post

Arranges five blocks in order of weight.Copies drawings from memory.Criticizes absurd statements.Answers difficult “comprehension questions.”Uses three given words in not more than two sentences.Age 12:

From The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson

Arranges for publication of 'Zoology of the Voyage of the "Beagle".

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

"Arranges to sell a collection worth half a million, and forgets all about it."

From The Haunted Bookshop by Morley, Christopher