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. Chief Executive Antoine Frerot:

   The AKG plastics sorting technology is simple and cheap.

2. Ted Cruz:

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

3. Florence Wisniewski:

   She's now in the midst of sorting everything. She is not just a pretty face of the campaign. She is an active member.

4. Michael Sansoterra:

   We're sorting through earnings. It's mixed, but there's no drastic change to the general economic recovery.

5. James Sublett:

   Kids who have egg allergies can get vaccinated - it's a matter of sorting out how allergic they are to the egg, what their risk is, and then working with their pediatrician and a board certified allergy immunologist to try to figure out which is the best pathway to go with the vaccines, because I think the real key is that we don’t want children not vaccinated.