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organize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of organize

1 to put into a particular arrangement

  • carefully organized the hotelʼs silverware by pattern
Synonyms of organize

arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, lay out, marshal (also marshall), order, range, systematize
Words Related to organize

groom, make up, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up)

unscramble

align (also aline), cue, line, line up, queue

alphabetize, file, hierarchize, prioritize, sequence

emplace, place, set

display, map (out), set out
Antonyms of organize

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

2 to work out the details of (something) in advance

  • started organizing the anniversary party months in advance
Synonyms of organize

arrange, blueprint, budget, calculate, chart, choreograph, design, frame, lay out, map (out), plan, prepare, project, scheme (out), shape, strategize (about)
Words Related to organize

conspire, contrive, devise, intrigue, machinate, plot, put up

concert, get up

draft, outline, sketch

aim, figure, have on, intend, mean

contemplate, meditate, premeditate

Synonym Discussion of organize

order, arrange, marshal, organize, systematize, methodize mean to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other. order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion.
    • ordered her business affairs
arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment.
    • arranged the files numerically
marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use.
    • marshaling the facts for argument
organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function.
    • organized the volunteers into teams
systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme.
    • systematized billing procedures
methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme.
    • methodizes every aspect of daily living

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