organize

[awr-guh-nahyz] / ˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

VERB

arrange, systematize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

construct coordinate create establish form formulate regulate run set up

STRONG

adapt adjust catalogue classify codify combine compose constitute correlate dispose fashion fit frame group harmonize marshal mold pigeonhole range settle shape standardize straighten tabulate tailor

WEAK

be responsible for get going get-together lick into shape line up look after methodize put in order put together see to straighten out take care of whip into shape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy ruin

STRONG

confuse differ disarrange disconnect disorder disorganize disperse disturb mix up move scatter unfit upset

Example Sentences

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Humans often organize their relationships into layers, spending the most time with a small group of close friends and family while maintaining weaker connections with a larger number of acquaintances.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

As a teenager in Oakland, he joined the Progressive Labor Party and helped organize a farmworkers union.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Since returning from Iraq in 2006, Hughes has become a vocal anti-war activist and artist, sharing his experience and helping to organize other veterans as well.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The experience led Weissman to organize Hollywood 4WRD’s own count.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

To drum up excitement, Fitzpatrick and Foster tapped talented men to lead—one to solidify support among Johnny Joyce's cattle butchers, another to organize blacks.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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