SORTED Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

sorted

verb

past tense of sort

as in traveled

to come or be together as friends you should be careful about whom you sort with

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as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point that doesn't sort with what you said the last time

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as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out

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Recent Examples of sorted This was some 50 pallets containing more than 150,000 pieces of athletic gear – 6,500 pairs of shoes alone – all of which had to be sorted by team and distributed across campus in less than a month. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The Pistons will likely add significant money to their cap sheet when the Jalen Duren restricted free-agency situation gets sorted. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 That has raised concerns that pollutants could spread if the debris is not properly sorted and disposed of. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Once sorted, Muslim patients in India will be sent to Pakistan, while Hindu and Sikh patients in Pakistan will be transferred to India. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 The food comes in and is sorted within four hours, to be delivered by drivers five days a week. — Zuri Primos july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 Additionally, some have said that their iPhone has been getting hot recently and this update seems to have sorted that. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 All restaurants and food trucks listed below have been sorted by city. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026 Laundry can be sorted in many ways, but Stein likes to start with color, then go by material (if needed). — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

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Aboard our sailing, 102 of the 168 guests had traveled with Windstar before.

— Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
But seeing how the Count traveled the same journey from the Borgo Pass to Exeter by sea sharpens the contrast between these characters, and hints at the undead man’s indomitability.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

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On Tuesday, the Cardinals optioned right-hander Hunter Dobbins to Triple-A immediately after a harsh outing against the Chicago Cubs, a move that corresponded with the addition of a new reliever.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Randolph said the coaches gave Wallace five plays to learn and the hand signals that corresponded to them.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of corresponded

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Non-compliance with the law is now classified as a Class C felony.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Genetic testing tied Behne's infection to the broader outbreak, according to the lawsuit, and the Minnesota Department of Health classified her case as outbreak-associated on July 1.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of classified

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The Triton then handled the navigation, sensor employment, onboard processing and reporting associated with the task.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
In Christian iconography, the Virgin is often associated with the promise of life; here, that promise is set against the awareness of death.

— Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of associated

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The uptick of inflation has coincided with government proposals meant to revive the ailing economy.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
After a 2024 surge in violence against bus drivers and on trains coincided with a significant drop in ridership, safety became a top priority for Metro leaders.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of coincided

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Web application attacks have ranked among the leading breach patterns in Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report for years.

— Aviv Mussinger, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
There were three smaller climbs heading to Ventoux, which was ranked as a Hors Catégorie ascent — the hardest category — and had a gradient of nearly 9%.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranked

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Asian markets were trading mixed on Tuesday, with South Korea's Kospi in positive territory, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets down.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Mazzoli shifts themes to a darker register as addiction takes hold and the music turns to electronica by DJ Blume and Lorna Dune for teenagers’ raves, mixed into the Scottish Opera Orchestra.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixed

Verb

That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.

— Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

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