Definitions

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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Instead of starting with a broad index and sorting stocks into two groups, this fund targets stocks that show value characteristics relative to industry peers.

From Barron's

Wolf was nosing about in the back of the cave, and Renn was sorting herbs in her lap.

From Literature

IBM itself has been sorting through the impact of AI agents on its workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anna May began sorting and counting the pieces.

From Literature

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

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