Synonyms of codify

codify

verb

ˈkä-də-ˌfī 

1

as in to classify

to arrange or assign according to type

codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classify
• rank
• distinguish
• relegate
• categorize
• distribute
• sort
• group
• identify
• organize
• separate
• place
• type
• grade
• recognize
• compartmentalize
• class
• digest
• file
• list
• systematize
• range
• order
• refer
• peg
• break down
• catalog
• dispose
• assort
• compartment
• cull
• index
• alphabetize
• shelve
• array
• reclassify
• draw up
• marshal
• sift
• winnow
• pigeonhole
• regroup
• set
• sieve
• clump
• recategorize
• cluster
• subcategorize
• screen
• colligate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuse
• scramble
• lump
• mix (up)
• disarrange
• jumble
• misclassify
• mistype
• missort

2

as in to organize

to put into a particular arrangement

the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classify
• organize
• arrange
• order
• systematize
• dispose
• marshal
• array
• draw up
• lay out
• range
• place
• align
• groom
• prioritize
• make up
• straighten (up)
• sequence
• display
• file
• spruce (up)
• line
• set
• set out
• tidy (up)
• line up
• cue
• queue
• unscramble
• alphabetize
• hierarchize
• emplace
• map (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of codify

The legislation officially codifies into state law an administrative rule enforced late last year by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 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 president has also sought to force Congress to pass voting legislation that would codify many parts of his executive orders into federal law. — Karen Yourish, New York Times, 2 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