INDEXING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

indexing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of indexing

as in classification

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Relevance

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indexing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of index

as in entering

to put (someone or something) on a list indexed all the books in the library by category

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deleting

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Recent Examples of indexing

Noun

Amy Brooks President of Global Business Development At the risk of over-indexing, another former Stanford player who has spent two-plus decades in the NBA. — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 There was no indexing and cataloging in a professional archival way throughout this vault process. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

Economists generally have calculated that whatever economic growth could be ascribed to the change would be washed out by the revenue loss from inflation-indexing only new purchases, and utterly swamped by the cost of indexing all holdings, past and future. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 OpenAI’s trajectory mirrors the rise of Google parent Alphabet, which built its business around indexing the web and now has a foothold in everything from consumer tech devices to health research. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indexing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indexing

Noun

That’s owing to the European L1e category, where the 28-mph limit is part of the vehicle's legal classification rather than a reflection of what its electric motor could theoretically deliver.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026
These classifications can help businesses decide what products or services to advertise.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of classification

Verb

The Heat continued that surge in the third quarter, opening the second half on a 30-14 run to push its lead up to 23 points before entering the fourth quarter with a 21-point advantage.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026
The Lakers turned the ball over five times in the third and wound up trailing 85-80 entering the fourth quarter.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of entering

Noun

The winning projects range from initiatives involving several museums to collaborations with communities of origin to the individual cataloging of archives and databases.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Large organizations can spend enormous amounts of energy cataloging problems.

— Lou Maiuri, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cataloging

Verb

Wright was removed from the ballot two weeks ago by Broward Circuit Judge Michael Robinson, who determined that Wright incorrectly filled out qualifying forms by listing himself as his campaign’s deputy treasurer.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
The free community event will include candy, hay rides and a cakewalk, according to the event listing.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of listing

Noun

So many of her positions—on guns, on oil—are either centrist or defy partisan categorization, as with the fish.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
As larger, necessary conversations regarding race, genre, music and industry categorization subsumed her Blue Island press run, the album’s softer, relatively disappointing commercial returns further darkened the energy around the release.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of categorization

Verb

That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Saadi stayed on call as Rahbani’s in-house bassist, and Rahbani would return the favor by recording Saadi’s personal projects.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of recording

Noun

Unlike the majority of the Mishnah—the codification of the Jewish Oral Law—Pirkei Avot has very little Halakhic content and instead emphasizes general ethical matters conveyed through aphorisms attributed to ancient rabbinic sages.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
The codification of what became soccer Public school graduates took their versions of the game with them to the next level.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026

Definition of codification

Verb

Months after filing for divorce from Vallow Daybell, Charles Vallow was fatally shot in July 2019 in Chandler by Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, whose claim of self-defense was later called into question by investigators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Usually, prosecutors secure a grand jury indictment before filing charges.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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