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

Need another word that means the same as “sorting”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “sorting” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sorting” are: sort, categorisation, categorization, classification

Sorting as a Noun

Definitions of "Sorting" as a noun

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

• Grouping by class or kind or size.
• An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion.
• The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.

Synonyms of "Sorting" as a noun (4 Words)

categorisation	The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.
categorization	The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type. Categorization by topic.
classification	The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type. New classifications for drivers of commercial vehicles.
sort	An approximate definition or example. In law also the Judge is in a sort superior to his King.

Usage Examples of "Sorting" as a noun

• The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting.

Associations of "Sorting" (30 Words)

allocate	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. Students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis.
allot	Administer or bestow, as in small portions. I was allotted a little room in the servants block.
apportion	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. They did not apportion blame or liability to any one individual.
assign	Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. It is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Godwin.
assortment	A miscellaneous collection of things or people. A great assortment of cars was on display.
asunder	Into parts or pieces. Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder.
classification	The arrangement of animals and plants in taxonomic groups according to their observed similarities (including at least kingdom and phylum in animals, division in plants, and class, order, family, genus, and species. The classification of disease according to symptoms.
dispense	Distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people. The machine dispenses soft drinks.
disperse	Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase as in a colloid. Storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes.
dispersion	Spreading widely or driving off. Some seeds rely on birds for dispersion.
disseminate	Spread (something, especially information) widely. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate.
dissemination	The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate. The dissemination of public information.
distinguish	Mark as different. The child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy.
distribute	Distribute or disperse widely. The middle term must be distributed at least once in the premises.
distribution	The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer. Strength has two ingredients high cards and distribution.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. A retail division.
equally	In amounts or parts that are the same in size. They split their winnings equally.
handout	A piece of printed information provided free of charge, especially to accompany a lecture or advertise something. Dependence on central government handouts.
hierarchic	Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers. In her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first.
hierarchical	Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers. It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art.
miscellany	An anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. A miscellany of houses.
nomenclature	The devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline. The students found it hard to decipher the nomenclature of chemical compounds.
propagate	Cause to propagate as by grafting or layering. Propagate these characteristics.
share	Have give or receive a share of. The two countries share a long border.
sort	A person of a particular character or nature. She served a creamy sort of dessert thing.
spread	A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes. A double page spread.
stratified	Socially hierarchical. A stratified society in which political power and influence still lay in the hands of the landed class.
tag	Attach a monitoring tag to. Scrawled felt tip tags on city walls.
taxonomy	A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc. The taxonomy of these fossils.
variety	A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. The range and variety of his work is amazing.