Synonyms of digesting

digesting

verb

present participle of digest

1

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type

this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• ranking
• distinguishing
• distributing
• relegating
• typing
• grouping
• separating
• sorting
• categorizing
• placing
• grading
• identifying
• filing
• organizing
• codifying
• recognizing
• compartmentalizing
• listing
• assorting
• ranging
• pegging
• classing
• referring
• disposing
• ordering
• cataloging
• cataloguing
• compartmenting
• systematizing
• breaking down
• culling
• alphabetizing
• sifting
• marshalling
• indexing
• marshaling
• arraying
• sieving
• winnowing
• regrouping
• drawing up
• shelving
• reclassifying
• clumping
• screening
• pigeonholing
• clustering
• setting
• colligating
• recategorizing
• subcategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scrambling
• lumping
• mixing (up)
• jumbling
• confusing
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• mistyping
• missorting
• mis-sorting

2

as in summarizing

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarizing
• outlining
• consolidating
• recapitulating
• encapsulating
• recapping
• briefing
• abstracting
• condensing
• synopsizing
• summing up
• reprising
• epitomizing
• wrapping up
• boiling down
• curtailing
• shortening
• abridging
• downsizing
• shrinking
• cutting back
• concentrating
• simplifying
• streamlining
• decocting
• essentializing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• prolonging
• lengthening
• supplementing
• elongating
• expanding
• amplifying
• protracting
• enlarging (on or upon)
• elaborating (on or upon)