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Synonyms for categorize

Most common

sort label organize classify pattern

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To assign a category; to divide into classes.

    First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions.

Related words

Other spellings
categorise UK

Forms

Past participle
categorized
e.g. categorized → classified, organized, sorted, labeled…

Example sentences

  • sort It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
  • label The label on the cover doesn't match the contents.
  • organize They are trying to organize a new political party.
  • classify One can classify books into good ones and bad ones.
  • pattern Where did you get the pattern for your new dress?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
categorizerising
sortrising
labelrising
organizesteady
classifysteady
patternfalling

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

By length

4 letters
sort1
5 letters
group1, class1, label2
6 letters
assort2
7 letters
pattern2
8 letters
organize3, organise, classify3
10 letters
distribute3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (label2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
classer
Italiano
classificare