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How does the verb organize contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of organize are arrange, marshal, methodize, order, and systematize. While all these words mean "to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other," organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function.

organized the volunteers into teams

When can arrange be used instead of organize?

In some situations, the words arrange and organize are roughly equivalent. However, arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment.

arranged the files numerically

When could marshal be used to replace organize?

The synonyms marshal and organize are sometimes interchangeable, but marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use.

marshaling the facts for argument

When is it sensible to use methodize instead of organize?

While the synonyms methodize and organize are close in meaning, methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme.

methodizes every aspect of daily living

Where would order be a reasonable alternative to organize?

The words order and organize can be used in similar contexts, but order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion.

ordered her business affairs

When might systematize be a better fit than organize?

While in some cases nearly identical to organize, systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme.

systematized billing procedures

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of organize Starting in the mid-1800s, Americans developed a more complex gun culture that included recreational hunting, organized target shooting and gun collecting. David Yamane, The Conversation, 1 May 2025 Exit strategists will typically work for six months to two years organizing the company’s books and records to present an attractive profit and loss (P&L) statement to potential buyers. Ray Titus, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Its formal origins trace to 1900, when Trinidadian lawyer Henry Sylvester Williams convened the first Pan-African Congress in London; several additional conferences followed, organized by W. E. B. Du Bois. Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025 The release acknowledged that the CPS had organized dozens of meetings with community members to implement the plan. Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for organize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organize
Verb
  • But the large open kitchen that takes up most of the room is the same—with cooks’ stations encircling a central vent that’s dramatically cantilevered, like the funnel of a cruise ship—as is the seating, much of it arranged around a sweeping U-shaped counter.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • Anderson, through his license for use of Lee’s name and likeness, arranged for Lee to gift him personal items that were to be placed in the museum but were allegedly rerouted to Anderson’s businesses.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • The community was planning to shoot a video on May 2 to invite the crew.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • The organization plans to back GLP-1s like Wegovy and Zepbound to treat obesity in adults as part of a shift in addressing the global obesity epidemic, as reported by Reuters.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Of the 23 players in the squad that have made 11 or more league appearances this season, nine (almost 40 per cent) can be classified as long-distance internationals.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • How Businesses Can Remain Compliant Governance platforms and compliance partners focus on helping any business, from enterprises to startups, to monitor, identify, classify and ensure that AI is built in accordance to the new EU AI Act.
    Jessica Mendoza, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Remembering how a few crucial opportunities to work on calligraphy and design at a young age prepared him for his career in film, fashion, and painting, Yi Ming hopes to open similar doors for other young artists.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • One, a weak foundation will not prepare tomorrow’s inventors, engineers, and scientists.
    Miguel Cardona, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Just days ago, a federal judge ordered Ozturk be transferred back to a detention facility in Vermont.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
  • That same year, however, U.S. troops in Syria and neighboring Iraq increasingly clashed with local militias aligned with Iran, escalating to the point of Trump ordering the killing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force chief Major General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in 2020.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For The 1st Time — At Lower Prices The second part of good espresso extraction, the pressure, is also intelligently designed.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Fox News Digital understands that As Ever, which is supposed to be an extension of Meghan’s past lifestyle blog The Tig, will not be designing clothing.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The researchers also calculated how much each company's pollution contributed to the five hottest days of the year using 80 more computer simulations and then applying a formula that connects extreme heat intensity to changes in economic output.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The Peterson Institute for International Economics calculated that tariffs could, at most, replace 40% of income tax revenues, but even that would require high tariffs that are likely to drive a recession, according to Clausing.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The authors devised a set of experiments to scientifically investigate the phase behavior of water, starch, and cheese mixed together in various concentrations and at different temperatures.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Sergio Mercado Design For a project in Palm Beach, Florida, Sergio Mercado Design devised a minimalist space, allowing for the colorful artwork to take center stage.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Organize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organize. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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