Synonyms for sort

Most common

kind · type · variety · form

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A type.

2. v. 1

   To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.

   Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language.

3. v. 2

   To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.

   Sort those bells into a row in ascending sequence of pitch.

4. v. 3

   To choose from a number; to select; to cull.

Related words

Word family

sorta sortable sorted sorting

Phrases

sort out sort-of good sort merge sort middling sort

Forms

Plural

sorts → kinds, types, varieties, forms…

Past participle

sorted
e.g. sorted → classified, classed, assorted, grouped…

Choose the right word

Example sentences

• person When can one say that a person has alcohol issues?
• kind You can buy and read any kind of book at any time.
• type This is the same type of camera as the one I lost.
• variety The company manufactures a variety of paper goods.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

one¹, way¹, ilk¹

4 letters

kind¹, type¹, form¹, race¹, rank¹, sift¹, cull¹

5 letters

group¹, order², class¹, match¹, range¹, genre², breed¹, genus², sieve¹, forme

6 letters

person², nature², choose¹, screen¹, manner², select², digest², stripe¹, winnow², assort²

7 letters

quality³, variety⁴, species², arrange²

8 letters

separate³, category⁴, organize³, organise, classify³

9 letters

character³

10 letters

individual⁵, distribute³, categorize⁴, categorise

11 letters

description³, designation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tri

Català

tria