PRIORITIZE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PRIORITIZE?

Need another word that means the same as “prioritize”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “prioritize” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prioritize” are: prioritise, bring attention to, call attention to, draw attention to, focus attention on, highlight, point up, spotlight, foreground, play up, make a point of

Prioritize as a Verb

Definitions of "Prioritize" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prioritize” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance.
• Designate or treat (something) as being very or most important.
• Assign a priority to.

Synonyms of "Prioritize" as a verb (11 Words)

bring attention to	Cause to come into a particular state or condition.
call attention to	Require the presentation of for redemption before maturation.
draw attention to	Thread on or as if on a string.
focus attention on	Cause to converge on or toward a central point.
foreground	Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. Sexual relationships are foregrounded and idealized.
highlight	Create highlights in hair. I ve had my hair highlighted regularly for the last ten years.
make a point of	Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
play up	Replay (as a melody.
point up	Be oriented.
prioritise	Assign a priority to.
spotlight	Illuminate with a spotlight. The protest spotlighted the overcrowding in British prisons.

Usage Examples of "Prioritize" as a verb

• We have too many things to do and must prioritize.
• Age affects the way people prioritize their goals.
• The department has failed to prioritize safety within the oil industry.

Associations of "Prioritize" (30 Words)

allocate	Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose. Students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis.
ambulance	Convey in an ambulance. We called an ambulance.
assertive	Aggressively self-assured. The job may call for assertive behaviour.
autocratic	Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty. A man with a reputation for an autocratic management style.
categorical	Relating to or included in a category or categories. A categorical denial.
conditional	A conditional clause or conjunction. Conditional acceptance of the terms.
contingency	A provision for a possible event or circumstance. The island s public affairs can occasionally be seen to be invaded by contingency.
deliverance	Recovery or preservation from loss or danger. Work is the deliverance of mankind.
emergency	Arising from or used in an emergency. An emergency operation to save his sight.
emergent	An emergent property. The emergent democracies of eastern Europe.
entreaty	An earnest or humble request. An entreaty to stop the fighting.
exigency	A pressing or urgent situation. The health care exigency.
exigent	Demanding attention- H.L.Mencken. Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous.
firefighter	A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires.
hasten	Move fast. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease.
immediate	Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect. Coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death.
immediately	Near or close by. She was sitting immediately behind me.
imperative	A verb or phrase in the imperative mood. Immediate action was imperative.
inquest	An inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death. An inquest by New York newspapers into a subway fire.
insistence	The act of insisting on something. Insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position.
insistent	Continuing in a prolonged and demanding way. Tony s soft insistent questioning.
instant	Instant coffee. An instant desire to blame others when things go wrong.
medic	A medical practitioner or student.
paramedic	A person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are injured or ill, typically in a setting outside a hospital. A paramedic team was on its way.
peremptory	Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power. Spoke in peremptory tones.
pressing	The act of pressing the exertion of pressure. Inflation was the most pressing problem.
quick	At a fast rate quickly. Children like to see quick results from their efforts.
unconditional	Not conditional. Unconditional surrender.
urgency	Pressing importance requiring speedy action. The urgency of his need.
urgent	Of an action or event done or arranged in response to an urgent situation. An urgent demand for more state funding.