Synonyms for sorting
sort·ing

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1. sort, sortingnoun

   an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

   "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"

   Synonyms:
   variety, classification, form, categorization, categorisation, kind, sort

2. classification, categorization, categorisation, sortingnoun

   the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

   Synonyms:
   classification, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, sort, assortment, compartmentalization

3. sortingnoun

   grouping by class or kind or size

   Synonyms:
   sort, classification, categorization, categorisation

Matched Categories

1. • Basic Cognitive Process
   • Grouping
   • Operation

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1. List of paraphrases for "sorting":

   triage, yard, sort, tri, classification, trier, counting, shunting, marshalling, classifying

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How to use sorting in a sentence?

1. Ted Cruz:

   It's a sorting vote. Because anyone who votes against this amendment is admitting to the game.

2. Chief Executive Antoine Frerot:

   The AKG plastics sorting technology is simple and cheap.

3. The British-born , Australian-raised actress:

   I've realized over the years, especially when you go through stuff, that stuff isn't what's important, it took quite a few months to weed through boxes and storage containers. But it was a fun venture. It just took a lot of time and sorting and it started out really that I was just going to auction off the 'Grease' jacket and pants for my cancer wellness center in Australia. And then it kind of grew out of that.

4. Jeffrey Kargel:

   I am leery of attributing everything bad in nature to climate change, sorting out what's specifically due to climate change and what's not is a difficult and sometimes impossible task. That said, it's clear climate is changing all over the world, including in Nepal.

5. Brent McGoldrick:

   I fully expect smaller places to become more conservative and larger places to become more Democratic, if you believe geographic sorting / arbitrage is happening, then where people live and how they live is increasingly important in predicting their views on politics.