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Synonyms for assort

Most common

sort out arrange classify

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Sort — to sort or arrange according to characteristic or class

sort, distribute, classify, sort out, class, arrange, group, separate, rank, organize, organise UK, categorize, categorise UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.

  2. v. 2

    To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.

Related words

Word family
assortment

Forms

Past participle
assorted
e.g. assorted → sorted, distributed, classified, classed…

Example sentences

  • arrange Can you arrange a meeting with the vice president?
  • classify One can classify books into good ones and bad ones.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
assortfalling
arrangesteady
classifysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
sort1, rank1
5 letters
group1, class1
7 letters
arrange2, consort2
8 letters
separate3, organize3, organise, classify3
9 letters
associate4, affiliate4
10 letters
distribute3, categorize4, categorise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arrange2 = 2 syllables).