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. Gleann Doherty:

   We're sort of one of the lucky -- if you can call it lucky -- ones to have some sort of answers to what happened, it's fairly difficult to get any sort of reconciliation... when Gleann Doherty have the British government trying to close the door on any possibility.

2. Le Govic:

   At the end, what is important is the story and the sensibility of the photographer ... It's a mix between a good story, a good composition, photography, for me, is a sort of fresh air, a way to look at things differently. So I'm looking for that sort of feeling when I look at pictures.

3. Bradley Cooper:

   It's been incredible, just incredible the amount of response. It’s everything we could have possibly hoped for, in the sense of people feeling like even though it's a movie it's accurate enough, and in terms of the emotional and sort of familial sort of sense of reality that it's completely accurate.

4. Robin Walker:

   They're not the sort of the head in the sky sort of parents, his dad was quite firm but in a sort of relaxed manner.

5. Ezra Loomis Pound:

   The curse of me & my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.