Synonyms of organizing

organizing

verb

present participle of organize

1

as in arranging

to put into a particular arrangement

carefully organized the hotel's silverware by pattern

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance

started organizing the anniversary party months in advance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• preparing
• designing
• arranging
• plotting
• calculating
• devising
• charting
• shaping
• outlining
• projecting
• budgeting
• choreographing
• drafting
• mapping (out)
• blueprinting
• framing
• laying out
• scheming (out)
• strategizing (about)
• contemplating
• sketching
• figuring
• conspiring
• intending
• contriving
• intriguing
• aiming
• concerting
• machinating
• getting up
• having on
• meditating
• meaning
• putting up
• premeditating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of organizing

It’s created a growing flag football industry, with companies like RCX and iFlag finding success organizing youth tournaments, high-school talent showcases and international competitions. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

This can make arranging the tray feel more like a fun creative project than a tedious organizing one. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026

But through quick thinking, organizing and the generosity of thousands New Yorkers, Pintabona and the other restaurant members put together a massive operation that fed Ground Zero workers around the clock for two months after the attacks. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

East Coast Builders of Florida is completing the engineering drawings for the memorial as an in-kind donation to the Parkland 17 Foundation, the nonprofit group that is organizing and raising money for the project. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Guillén, with two decades’ experience of organizing a major race, doubts such a move would be practicable, let alone beneficial for the sport’s spectacle. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

All across Arkansas, workers in health care, logistics, manufacturing, and education are organizing to confront rising living costs and demand fair compensation. — Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

That might mean finally organizing your laundry basket or having a long-overdue family meeting. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Party discord has also been a problem as leaders like Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, have developed their own fundraising and organizing infrastructure to harness political support independent of the state party. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026