SORTING Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

sorting

verb

present participle of sort

as in traveling

to come or be together as friends you should be careful about whom you sort with

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as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point that doesn't sort with what you said the last time

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as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out

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Recent Examples of sorting Niutech claims its process can accept low-value plastic waste without requiring the complex washing, sorting and drying processes commonly associated with recycling. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 Four Russian glide bombs destroyed a sorting center belonging to the postal service Nova Poshta in the northern Sumy region, and a drone smashed one of its depots in the Kyiv region, the company said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Humans use algorithms too, not just to solve math problems, but also for tasks like sorting items. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Recycling plants require sufficient volumes of predictable, high-quality feedstock, meaning investment in collection, sorting and preprocessing must occur alongside investment in recycling capacity. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 Originally from Miami, Hirschenson started her career in the mid-1990s opening envelopes and sorting headshots for legendary casting directors Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Finally, for decades, liberals and conservatives have been sorting into disparate geographic locations and lifestyles, and their respective bubbles seem to reinforce the decision to have children, or not. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 Above ground, others work in open pits, digging through and sorting earth in search of gold. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Neugarten recommends sorting reviews by newest instead of relying on an average that may include feedback from years ago. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorting

Verb

That could be why interest in traveling in November is surging, too.

— Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Cameras went behind the scenes while Earle (second place to mirrorball winner Robert Irwin) was traveling around with the live tour.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of traveling

Verb

The six original moments of silence represent the times when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck, when each fell and the times corresponding to the attack of the Pentagon and crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
If the spaceship were going at a constant, faster-than-light speed, then another ship at rest would see two images, corresponding to two different times when light from the ship could reach them.

— Matt von Hippel, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

The web now contains one more independent page associating that company with a particular problem, category or use case.

— Mat Golubovic, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
For creators, attending a Grand Slam can signal something to their audiences beyond an interest in tennis; for brands, the appeal lies partly in associating themselves with that cachet.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of associating

Verb

The arena is anticipated to open in 2030, coinciding with the WNBA's inaugural season in Philadelphia.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
The Digest Lonnie Bunch’s retirement as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, coinciding with the exit of over a third of its Board of Regents, leaves President Trump an opening to exert unprecedented control over the national institution.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

The Pentagon subjected high-ranking members to polygraph tests as part of an investigation into the source of leaks to journalists about how the war in Iran has created a shortage of sophisticated munitions, according to multiple media reports.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Her clever approach looks at a large number of middle schools in Norway, ranking their divergent smartphone policies across a range from strictness to leniency.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ranking

Verb

In another study, mixing in lentils with rice or instant potatoes resulted in lower blood sugar than eating the rice or potatoes alone.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
By taking stem cells from a host’s own body and encouraging them to differentiate before mixing them with a commercially available, soluble matrix gel, researchers may have cracked the most critical problems in the transplant process.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mixing

Verb

The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026