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

And so Eton’s uniform became codified around gentleman’s fashions of the 1800s, even though the dress code was not made official until 1964. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

The memorable costumes, codified in fashion history halls, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and their influence on modern fashion are the unmistakable legacy of Mackie, who died at age 87. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Earlier this year, lawmakers in the Michigan Senate introduced bills to codify those rules into state law. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Those are some of the main items pertaining to working conditions that were codified in a memorandum of understanding between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association in June 2025. — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026