Synonyms for sort
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1. sort

   Air is that combination of qualities which makes the entire impression we receive in a person's presence; as, we say he has the air of a scholar, or the air of a villain. Appearance refers more to the dress and other externals. We might say of a travel-soiled pedestrian, he has the appearance of a tramp, but the air of a gentleman. Expression and look especially refer to the face. Expression is oftenest applied to that which is habitual; as, he has a pleasant expression of countenance; look may be momentary; as, a look of dismay passed over his face. We may, however, speak of the look or looks as indicating all that we look at; as, he had the look of an adventurer; I did not like his looks. Bearing is rather a lofty word; as, he has a noble bearing; port is practically identical in meaning with bearing, but is more exclusively a literary word. Carriage, too, is generally used in a good sense; as, that lady has a good carriage. Mien is closely synonymous with air, but less often used in a bad sense. We say a rakish air rather than a rakish mien. Mien may be used to express some prevailing feeling; as, "an indignant mien." Demeanor goes beyond appearance, including conduct, behavior; as, a modest demeanor. Manner and style are, in large part at least, acquired. Compare BEHAVIOR.

   Synonyms:
   air, appearance, bearing, behavior, carriage, demeanor, expression, fashion, look, manner, mien, port, style, way

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1. sort

   Synonyms:
   kind, species, nature, class, order, character, rank, manner, quality, condition, description, designation, genus

   Antonyms:
   non-description, solitariness, uniqueness, nonclassification, heterogeneity

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1. kind, sort, form, varietynoun

   a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

   "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

   Synonyms:
   course, figure, flesh, frame, shape, kind, conformation, chassis, physical body, multifariousness, potpourri, soma, assortment, diverseness, human body, contour, grade, sorting, cast, form, mannikin, mannequin, physique, phase, word form, change, configuration, class, variant, motley, variety show, pattern, bod, miscellany, signifier, smorgasbord, miscellanea, descriptor, salmagundi, manikin, variety, strain, anatomy, mixture, mixed bag, var., diversity, material body, manakin, build

2. sortnoun

   an approximate definition or example

   "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"

   Synonyms:
   variety, form, sorting, kind

3. sortnoun

   a person of a particular character or nature

   "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"

   Synonyms:
   variety, form, sorting, kind

4. sort, sortingverb

   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, sorting, categorisation, kind

5. screen, screen out, sieve, sortverb

   examine in order to test suitability

   "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

   Synonyms:
   test, sift, assort, sieve, strain, class, riddle, classify, separate, screen, block out, sort out, shield, screen out

6. classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separateverb

   arrange or order by classes or categories

   "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, distinguish, classify, associate, single out, split up, shed light on, crystalise, differentiate, sieve, divide, crystalize, fall apart, part, crystallise, carve up, severalize, consort, split, come apart, separate, correct, severalise, dissever, furcate, assort, affiliate, class, illuminate, clear, discriminate, discipline, branch, secern, screen out, elucidate, screen, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, relegate, disunite, straighten out, tell, break, sort out, ramify, fork, break up, secernate

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1. sortnoun

   Synonyms:
   kind, species, description, class, denomination, character, nature

2. sortnoun

   Synonyms:
   manner, way, degree

3. sortverb

   Synonyms:
   distribute (into sorts), assort, class, classify

4. sortverb

   Synonyms:
   associate, consort, fraternize, be in familiar intercourse

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1. sortnoun

   Synonyms:
   kind, species, character, description, strain, class

2. sortverb

   Synonyms:
   assort, classify, conjoin, choose, select, cull, consort, associate, fraternize, harmonize, agree, accord, conform

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1. List of paraphrases for "sort":

   kind, type, sorting, genus, classification, art, trier, classify, species, order, form, genre, ordering, sorts, sorted, class, management, gender, guy, nature, fate

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1. David Holmes:

   He sort of winced and held the phone away from his ear, like this.

2. Waleed Shahid:

   It reminds me of some of the attacks against Barack Obama for being connected to the Weather Underground and Black nationalists and Palestinian activists -- that View Trump was some sort of radical, it wasn't effective then and I don't think it will be effective now.

3. Ivan Reitman:

   I always had a sort of sincere approach to the comedy, i took it seriously even though, it was a horror movie and a comedy, I felt you had to sort of deal with it in a kind of realistic and honest way.

4. Sean McElwee:

   The Democratic Party had a reckoning about the crime bill, financial deregulation and about welfare reform, but The Democratic Party never really had a reckoning about their complicity in creating both the intellectual framework for this sort of policy.

5. Susie Wolff:

   In terms of getting in the car, that's an ongoing discussion. We're sort of pushing as hard as we can but we'll see, if we can continue the relationship into next year, and if I can continue to do the best possible job in the sim, then that hopefully gives me justifiable reason to potentially test the car at a future date.