Synonyms for organization
- noun
- American English
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Establishment
establishment, formation, constitution, structure, employer, making, construction, texture
2. Governance
3. System
Other
company, organizing, organising UK, machine, body, form, forme US, organism, top brass informal
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being organized.
This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
- n. 2
The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
The organization of the book is as follows.
- n. 3
A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization. If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.
Related words
- Word family
- organigram organize
- Phrases
- organization chart front organization mutual organization articles of organization charitable organization organization man parent-teacher organization zombie organization
- Is a kind of
- group
- Other spellings
- organisation UK
Forms
- Plural
- organizations → establishments, formations, constitutions, structures…
Example sentences
- structure The new concert hall is a tall, modern, structure.
- formation The formation of youth is the renewal of the world.
- establishment Algerians are fed up of their political establishment.
- employer My employer has lumbered me with a difficult job.
- administration He's in charge of administration at the hospital.
- governance Algeria's economy is suffering from poor governance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| organization | steady | |
| structure | steady | |
| formation | falling | |
| establishment | falling | |
| employer | falling | |
| administration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- body2, form1
- 5 letters
- brass1, forme
- 6 letters
- system2, making2
- 7 letters
- company3, machine2, texture2
- 8 letters
- employer3, organism4
- 9 letters
- structure2, formation3
- 10 letters
- governance3, organizing4, organising
- 11 letters
- arrangement3
- 12 letters
- construction3, constitution4
- 13 letters
- establishment4
- 14 letters
- administration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- organisation
- Italiano
- organizzazione
- Español
- organización
- Deutsch
- Organisation
- Català
- organització