Synonyms of sorts

sorts 1 of 2

noun

plural of sort

1

as in types

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

I prefer jackets with zippers to the sort that close with buttons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• genres
• stripes
• varieties
• breeds
• descriptions
• natures
• species
• manners
• classes
• likes
• strains
• feathers
• kidneys
• persuasions
• orders
• ilks
• categories
• models
• groups
• samples
• specimens
• groupings
• families
• ranks
• brackets
• sets
• suites
• lots
• divisions
• grades
• bunches

2

as in things

a member of the human race

he's a decent sort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• guys
• people
• lives
• men
• creatures
• individuals
• birds
• humans
• beings
• human beings
• souls
• parties
• bodies
• fish
• customers
• ducks
• specimens
• characters
• babies
• mortals
• personages
• personalities
• scouts
• faces
• eggs
• cookies
• devils
• bods
• stiffs
• wights
• sons of man
• heads
• fellows
• slobs
• neighbors
• brothers
• selves
• celebrities
• hominids
• humanoids
• homos
• somebodies
• fellowmen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• critters
• brutes
• beasties

sorts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sort

1

as in travels

to come or be together as friends

you should be careful about whom you sort with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travels
• associates
• mixes
• connects
• runs
• bonds
• relates
• companies
• mingles
• joins
• collaborates
• consorts
• chums
• befriends
• groups
• hooks up
• takes up with
• friends
• rubs shoulders (with)
• fraternizes
• falls in with
• cooperates
• teams
• hangs (around or out)
• allies
• ties
• rubs elbows (with)
• links
• clubs
• keeps company (with)
• rallies
• couples
• hobnobs
• sides
• pals (around)
• messes around
• gangs
• consociates
• bands
• attaches
• interrelates
• socializes
• affiliates
• is friends with
• gets along
• conjoins
• leagues
• gets on
• knots
• colludes
• weds
• confederates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• estranges
• splits
• disperses
• cold-shoulders
• splits (up)
• breaks up
• divorces
• severs
• disbands
• dissociates
• sunders
• disunites
• disjoins

2

as in coincides

to be in agreement on every point

that doesn't sort with what you said the last time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coincides
• corresponds
• consists
• conforms
• fits
• agrees
• checks
• answers
• squares
• comports
• accords
• goes
• harmonizes
• dovetails
• tallies
• rhymes
• matches
• jibes
• parallels
• aligns
• coheres
• chords
• falls in with
• equals
• registers
• lines up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differs (from)
• disagrees (with)
• contradicts
• disputes
• conflicts
• negates
• nullifies
• clashes
• jars
• gainsays

3

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type

sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• types
• ranks
• groups
• distinguishes
• relegates
• separates
• places
• grades
• classes
• lists
• categorizes
• distributes
• ranges
• identifies
• files
• organizes
• digests
• recognizes
• codifies
• pegs
• compartmentalizes
• assorts
• compartments
• refers
• orders
• breaks down
• catalogs
• indexes
• systematizes
• disposes
• culls
• alphabetizes
• shelves
• arrays
• marshals
• sifts
• clumps
• draws up
• clusters
• pigeonholes
• winnows
• regroups
• screens
• sets
• reclassifies
• sieves
• colligates
• recategorizes
• subcategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• lumps
• jumbles
• mixes (up)
• scrambles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sorts

Noun

As if Helen were not already obviously out of sorts, her knowing less about the mission than Laila does and being wholly unprepared to crack a high-end safe makes the whole evening a bit much. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

The Timberwolves were out of sorts for most of a 119-114 loss to Golden State on Wednesday, before regrouping behind their new star Ball and the two-way excellence of McDaniels. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

Based in El Paso, Texas, Mid-West Textile collects, sorts and grades used clothing and textiles for resale and other uses. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Sarah sorts and starts the laundry in the building’s basement laundry room. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026

However, Matsson has released Just Beyond Endless Mountain, a return of many sorts. — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Nothing to worry about, though, as the hotel is located in a neighborhood packed with restaurants and bars of all sorts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, many investors of all sorts who are unfamiliar with crypto find buying HYPE tokens can be cumbersome, typically requiring them to create a crypto wallet and connect it to a decentralized exchange. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

As such, this batch of Sunday rankings sorts the Week 4 matchups by scoring potential. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Other technology at the library includes an automatic book sorter, a conveyor belt that scans returned books and sorts them for reshelving or return to other libraries. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The Cat Fanciers' Association sorts cat coats into both color and pattern. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed. — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

Inside that habit, culture sorts itself. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

This sorts the power and braking between all four wheels in a fraction of a second to maximize the car’s agility. — New Atlas, 21 June 2026

Twice a month, the organization accepts clothing and textile donations, which the RicRack team sorts on site. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026

This analysis was aided by the use of BTInsights, an AI open-end coding software that sorts responses into similar categories. — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 27 May 2026

Is there a law that sorts that out for us? — ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing sorts

• of sorts
• out of sorts