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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 The showcase, organized in partnership with Sheffield DocFest, the British Council, and Switzerland’s AKKA Films, will take place on June 21 at the Montgomery Theatre in Sheffield and will be open only to DocFest delegates. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 June 2025 In response, business owners, faith leaders, and civil society groups have organized legal challenges, rapid-response networks, and public campaigns. Eric K. Ward, Time, 19 June 2025 There will also be a workshop organized by the Louis Armstrong House Museum and themed activities in the Museum’s Media Game Lab. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 Gracie Oaks Versus 20-Pair Shoe Storage Cabinet Keep your shoes neatly organized with this storage cabinet, which conceals up to 20 pairs. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for organize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organize
Verb
  • Attentive staffers will be on hand for towel drops and spritz refills, as well as to help arrange water sports or beach games.
    Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025
  • Palm Beach County Commissioner Sara Baxter has rushed to arrange a commission vote, ratifying it.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • For example, many world cruises planned for 2025 and 2026 have seen major changes due to the need to avoid certain parts of the world.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Remember, Osama bin Laden hid in Sudan, bombed our embassies there, and planned his 9/11 attack.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • This component classifies requests and forwards to the WAF just the ones needing inspection, such as dynamic content requests, and offloads the WAF by caching responses.
    Alexander Krizhanovsky, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The shooting now classified as a-homicide was the third killing reported during a violent weekend in Kansas City, as temperatures soared above 90 degrees across the region.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Gifford announced her resignation from OHS last month as The Connecticut Mirror was preparing to publish a story demonstrating her involvement in the state’s audit of Helen Zervas, owner of Family Eye Care in Bristol, in the days before DSS officials cancelled the audit in 2020.
    Janhavi Munde, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
  • As those efforts continued, the Pentagon simultaneously prepared the operation.
    Rachel Scott, ABC News, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Saturday’s strikes raised immediate questions about the extent of the U.S. involvement in the Middle East and about Trump’s authority to order the bombings without congressional approval.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 June 2025
  • Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey a day after a judge ordered his release from a federal immigration facility in Louisiana.
    Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • The Wall of Sound was their most audacious attempt: a 60-foot-wide, 75-ton scaffold of nearly 600 speakers designed to deliver pristine, distortion-free sound to both the band and audience.
    Noah Eckstein, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
  • As women’s feet are built differently than men’s, lead designer Mahsa Aryan prioritized insights from female players when designing the shoe.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Using statistical methods, the researchers calculated 6,029 excess deaths in the most permissive states between 2011 and 2023, compared with the number of deaths that would have been expected under the states’ pre-McDonald rules.
    Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025
  • The stress capital buffer is just one of the components used to calculate each bank’s overall Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio requirement, which is expressed as a percentage and acts as a floor that must be met.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • In Season 3, Pink Guard No-eul devises a plan to rescue Gyeong-seok (Player 246) and get him safely off the island.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Under the system of graft O’Connor devised, out-of-town crooks checked in with an underworld go-between, who would collect their name, address and a cash bribe.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025

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“Organize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organize. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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