Synonyms of codifying

codifying

verb

present participle of codify

1

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type

codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• ranking
• distinguishing
• relegating
• grouping
• distributing
• separating
• categorizing
• typing
• placing
• grading
• identifying
• sorting
• organizing
• recognizing
• filing
• digesting
• classing
• listing
• pegging
• ranging
• assorting
• compartmentalizing
• cataloging
• systematizing
• referring
• alphabetizing
• ordering
• compartmenting
• disposing
• breaking down
• culling
• indexing
• marshaling
• arraying
• reclassifying
• shelving
• drawing up
• sifting
• winnowing
• regrouping
• pigeonholing
• sieving
• screening
• clustering
• clumping
• setting
• recategorizing
• colligating
• subcategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scrambling
• lumping
• confusing
• mixing (up)
• jumbling
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• mistyping
• missorting

2

as in organizing

to put into a particular arrangement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• organizing
• arranging
• ordering
• systematizing
• disposing
• ranging
• marshaling
• placing
• arraying
• drawing up
• grooming
• laying out
• aligning
• displaying
• filing
• prioritizing
• lining
• sequencing
• straightening (up)
• making up
• queuing
• cuing
• setting
• tidying (up)
• alphabetizing
• lining up
• sprucing (up)
• setting out
• hierarchizing
• emplacing
• mapping (out)
• unscrambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upsetting
• disordering
• disarranging
• deranging
• messing (up)
• rumpling
• mussing (up)
• disarraying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of codifying

LeVota issued an executive order implementing the tax credits on July 4, and the Jackson County Legislature got behind the program the following week, signing an ordinance codifying the program into law. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

David Weglarz, owner of StilL 630 Distillery, was the president of the Missouri Craft Distillers Guild when Bill 266 was approved by the government, officially codifying Missouri Bourbon. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Congress is considering codifying a similar provision into law. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Following the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at the hands of federal agents in Minnesota earlier this year, Democrats sought to block additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol—at least not without codifying reforms to immigration enforcement. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 June 2026

So this was codifying the idea that the federal government would never pay any claims of Confederate debt in the future. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

The bill looks to protect the NCAA from antitrust litigation, while also codifying rules around the transfer portal, NIL payments through third parties and also an option for all conferences to pool their media rights. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

For 2 years after its initial rollout, Google updated the Panda algorithm on a month-by-month basis in an attempt to address the problematic issue of codifying a site’s quality. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026

Palau has gone furthest in codifying it. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026