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 Their tasks will include moving materials, performing simple assembly, sorting items and carrying out quality checks. — Artem Sokolov, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Some envelopes move through sorting equipment; others require manual handling. — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Prior to the acquisition, Solutions4Good mainly focused on sorting and grading services. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Bo French spent Sunday morning sorting our student section by skin color. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorting

Verb

Even though most pilgrims traveling to Lourdes each year come from France — 42%, according to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes — many visitors from Eastern Europe are expected to come and greet Leo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
This interest in new talent doesn’t come only from audiences, but it is also shared by the high-profile executives travelling into town for the festival’s highly prestigious industry sidebar, the Zurich Summit.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of traveling

Verb

In corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Emmet Sheehan and catcher Eliézer Alfonzo to triple-A Oklahoma City.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Such stocks can be issued and managed natively on a blockchain, or by means of special purpose vehicles that hold traditional stocks and issue corresponding tokens that have a claim on the shares.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

Researchers also used measurements from the devices to create a simulation for classifying videos of moving handwritten digits.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Each one handles a discrete chunk of work, such as identifying a company website, classifying information, evaluating relationship signals or ranking relevant content.

— Gary Kotovets, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of classifying

Verb

King’s reaction, and the way the media was reporting on the verdict, revealed an unseemly form of racial stereotyping, associating a particular moral or legal position with being Black.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of associating

Verb

Shares of the coffee chain are still up about 11% this year, but have fallen 14% since late August, coinciding with a broader sell-off in consumer stocks as higher gas prices raise concerns about household spending.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
The city of London is back in action, its famous gray clouds have returned to the city’s skyline for fall coinciding with the London Design Festival and London Fashion Week this month and Frieze Week in October.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

Google’s local-ranking guidance says complete and accurate information can improve a business’s chances of appearing in relevant local results.

— Oleg Levitas, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Set in the summer of 1970, the story turns on the diligent civil servant Heikki who decides to host a high-ranking Soviet diplomat at his family’s lakeside cottage.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ranking

Verb

But these women were ahead of their time, mixing folk tunecraft and punk aggro.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Considering how the Heat have maximized heart and hustle, mixing in significant development, keeping Pelle from free agency appears prudent.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of mixing

Verb

Are my thoughts and actions consistently conforming to the wisdom and guidance in the Scriptures?

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
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