Synonyms of alphabetize

alphabetize

verb

as in to file

Related Words

• file
• sequence
• prioritize
• organize
• categorize
• classify
• systematize
• grade
• rank
• dispose
• codify
• order
• arrange
• sort
• isolate
• array
• hierarchize
• draw up
• marshal
• rate
• align
• set out
• lay out
• display
• separate
• range
• unscramble
• line
• line up
• cue
• queue
• map (out)

Dissimilar Words

• disarray
• disarrange
• upset
• derange
• disorder
• mess (up)
• rumple
• muss (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alphabetize

Five small tasks: Clearing trash from your purse, putting away a load of towels, emptying the dish strainer, picking up dog or baby toys from the floor, alphabetizing the spice jars. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025

Every manilla envelope, stuffed to the brim with photo copies, was meticulously alphabetized. — Rance Collins, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2025

Using fewer bits was thought to require more steps—like alphabetizing your books by swapping them one by one on the shelf instead of pulling them all out and reshelving them. — Max Springer, Scientific American, 27 June 2025

Perhaps most radical is Barnett’s decision to alphabetize contributors by first names. — Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

The seating was carefully managed, based on categories like reigning monarchs, heads of state and heads of government, and further alphabetized within those groups. — Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025

There are some who seem to have the innate ability to keep their spices alphabetized, their clothes separated by color and season, and power cords neatly wound all in one place. — Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025

However, law firm websites typically alphabetize by last name. — Peter Boyd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

Beyond those bins sat aisle after aisle of records, alphabetized and by genre. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024