ASSORT Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

assort

verb

ə-ˈsȯrt

Definition of assort

as in to classify

to arrange or assign according to type assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin

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as in to blend

to form a pleasing relationship somewhat surprisingly, the collection of ancient Egyptian art assorts rather well with the museum's modern design

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Recent Examples of assort But with starter Max Strus injured all season, reserve Isaac Okoro now in Chicago after an offseason trade and assorted other injuries to the roster, Tyson has become a key player this season. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026 Homemade assorted Christmas cookies are pre-boxed in a one-pound box for $13. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025 That experience, and assorted other issues, have resulted in broken trust, said Senator Chris Coons of Delaware. — Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 For starters, Johnson found Gaines’ demands for Georgia, the Georgia Tech Athletic Association and assorted other defendants associated with the state to be moot. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for assort

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The Education Department initially classified only 11 fields as professional, leaving out areas including nursing, physical therapy and education.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Devine told me that e-bike and moped marketing is confusing and regulations keeping e-bikes safely classified are cloudy.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of classify

Verb

The architect designed almost 170 custom wood furnishings for the house in a style that blended harmoniously with the architecture.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Starting out in the early days of the pandemic, Stickler, now 31, built her brand on blending humor and heart.

— Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of blend

Verb

Argentina also ranks first for corners from the right that traveled to the near edge of the six-yard box with 10, six more than any other team.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The Rangers’ payroll ranks right in the middle of MLB, and the team is playing to that level.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of rank

Verb

Across all political identifications, being male and white correlates with higher meat consumption.

— David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
These factors strongly correlate to the development of early-stage Alzheimer’s, suggesting anyone who regularly comes into contact with rubber tires may be inadvertently exposing themselves to brain-altering chemicals.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 July 2026

Definition of correlate

Verb

Of course, in the new museum facility, our program will evolve, building on what distinguishes our offerings.

— Leslie Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Large language models are inherently unable to distinguish between legitimate instructions provided by users and malicious ones sneaked into emails, source code, and other third-party content the models are processing.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of distinguish

Verb

In the lungs, yin corresponds to moisture, and lung yin deficiency can lead to a dry throat or a persistent dry cough.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Like Antigone, the novel is told in five acts, er, parts, each corresponding to a central character.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of correspond

Verb

The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The new round of Breakaway and Build OC donations follows an announcement, in September, that the Samueli family would use those then-new programs to distribute about $11 million to 138 local nonprofits.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

Definition of distribute

Verb

Authorities in Telangana have set up a control room to coordinate assistance and provide information to their families.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Derek Webster with Yale’s Office of Career Strategy coordinates the Paul Block Journalism Funded Internships with us.

— Scott Lebar, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

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