CODIFIED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

codified

verb

past tense of codify

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures

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as in organized

to put into a particular arrangement the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago

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Recent Examples of codified In Ireland, the style comes with the following rules, most recently codified in 2014. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Congress codified the ban into law in 2020, and said the F-35s could be transferred if Turkey no longer possessed the S-400s. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 The Legislature codified the tax policies on Monday by a unanimous vote. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 Work-permit levels for TPS were set in 1990 and the complex method for determining whether someone qualifies for asylum was codified in 1996. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Congress later codified the same language in federal citizenship law in 1940. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 June 2026 Congress codified that language in federal immigration law, first in 1940 through the Nationality Act, and again in 1952 in the Immigration and Nationality Act. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026 In addition, Congress subsequently codified that legal understanding. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026 Origins of Mabam Israel codified the Mabam strategy in a 2015 Israeli Defense Forces document. — Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

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Grammy rules permit an individual recording to compete in one specialized genre field, even when the album connected to that artist is classified elsewhere.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In using the hydration breaks as an opportunity to air a few minutes of extra commercials per half, Fox’s World Cup coverage has been classified as an entirely separate entity from Telemundo’s traditional ad-free presentation.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of classified

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The shear has already displaced most of Bertha’s thunderstorms to the south of its center, preventing the storm from becoming better organized.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
That belief has organized how families, schools and talent programs operate for nearly a century.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of organized

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Though Miami has four players who ranked in the top 38 in three-point percentage last season, the perception has been that the Heat is one shooter short.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
The Chiefs ranked second in pass-block win rate last year, per ESPN’s Analytics tracking.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

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Common decor items can become easily turn into visual clutter when not arranged with care.

— Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
These icons—including symbols associated with hygiene, nature, science, sustainability, food, and culture—are arranged to form a large letter U, echoing the original corporate logo while also reflecting the company’s commitment to diversity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026

Definition of arranged

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Overshadowing the World Cup was the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal in Italy that resulted in Juventus, giants of the Italian game, being relegated to the second division Serie B.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Instead of playing in Sunday’s final, the two traditional soccer powers will be relegated to a third-place bronze match Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium that will provide little consolation to either team or their fan bases.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of relegated

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Brady was grouped with Novak Djokovic and eventual overall winner Justin Bieber (both of whom hit multiple shots from the three-point line).

— David Betancourt, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of grouped

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Freud once helpfully distinguished that healthy thing, mourning, from melancholia—the mourning that never ends, grief that is unable to let the lost object go.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
The winners distinguished themselves from rivals because of their specs, features and general driving experiences.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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