organize

verb

ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz How to pronounce organize (audio)
Definition of organizenext
1
as in to arrange
to put into a particular arrangement carefully organized the hotel's silverware by pattern

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2
as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance started organizing the anniversary party months in advance

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How does the verb organize contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of organize are arrange, marshal, methodize, order, and systematize. While all these words mean "to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other," organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function.

organized the volunteers into teams

When can arrange be used instead of organize?

In some situations, the words arrange and organize are roughly equivalent. However, arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment.

arranged the files numerically

When could marshal be used to replace organize?

The synonyms marshal and organize are sometimes interchangeable, but marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use.

marshaling the facts for argument

When is it sensible to use methodize instead of organize?

While the synonyms methodize and organize are close in meaning, methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme.

methodizes every aspect of daily living

Where would order be a reasonable alternative to organize?

The words order and organize can be used in similar contexts, but order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion.

ordered her business affairs

When might systematize be a better fit than organize?

While in some cases nearly identical to organize, systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme.

systematized billing procedures

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of organize These 90 million fans and counting organized themselves early on to ensure success for the boys, taking BTS from a 200-person show at Hollywood’s Troubadour to unprecedented global domination. —David Opie, IndieWire, 24 July 2025 The event is being organized through the Beautiful Lives Project, a nonprofit that gives people with disabilities opportunities to participate in activities and events that may not have been available to them previously due to their physical or facility challenges. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 July 2025 For enterprises, this means having solutions that not only store vast amounts of data but also organize it in ways that are accessible and useful for AI algorithms. —Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 Cort was also the senior class vice president, active with the volleyball and tennis teams and helped organize other school events. —Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for organize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organize
  1. arrange
  2. plan
  3. classify
  4. prepare
  5. order
  6. design
  7. calculate
  8. devise
Verb
  • Horowitz spent decades arranging for Sondheim’s archives to come to the Library of Congress.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
  • The controversy comes at a time the United States is trying to arrange a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
    — Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • The school plans to kick off the upcoming high school football season with the new seating, which replaced crumbling concrete bleachers that were estimated at roughly 50 years old.
    — Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 25 July 2025
  • At a July 23 capital improvements committee meeting, questions were raised about why a report from the county's facilities planning steering committee recommended projects tied to maintenance and repairs at senior facilities be put on hold or not recommended at all for the 2026 budget.
    — Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Definition of plan
Verb
  • The company classified the fix and vulnerability as Priority 1 and Severity 1, a clear indication that the company recognized the potentially dire consequences had the vulnerability been exploited maliciously in the wild.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
  • This year, Jim Bowden classifies 14 clubs as buyers, eight as sellers and eight as on the fence.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Definition of classify
Verb
  • The event will help shooters prepare for the statewide Marksmanship Challenge.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
  • Firefighters, aided by wind, prepare for fire to shift course Firefighters actively engaged in preparation efforts to limit the fire's chance of spreading to the lodge and store, with the fire inching closer to the store on the east side of the closed State Route 67.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
Definition of prepare
Verb
  • After being found not guilty, a judge ordered him committed to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline for a period of at most 60 days.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
  • Beth Mead, having lost her footing and touched the ball twice while converting the initial penalty, was ordered to retake it (a legacy of the furore involving Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last season).
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Definition of order
Verb
  • Natera then figures out the tumor's DNA profile for that individual tumor and compares it with the person's DNA in the blood to design a personalized test for cancer DNA in that patient.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Pro tier is priced at $49.99 a month or $499 a year and unlocks advanced tools designed for professional broadcasters.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Definition of design
Verb
  • These have included, in recent years, NASA, whose OSIRIS-REx mission (2016-23) collected samples from the Bennu asteroid, which measures a third of a mile across and has been calculated to have a not infinitesimal chance of colliding with Earth in the twenty-second century.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
  • The track’s owners and construction executives calculated what could be built in time for the Aug. 25 race: Temporary bleachers and red and white tents would replace the Post and Paddock Club.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Definition of calculate
Verb
  • Another useful aspect entails potentially recasting or reusing the same form of custom instruction elaborations to devise other capabilities beyond this education-domain instance.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • According to one speaker, removing those guardrails and creating a dedicated non-public LLM can be an effective way to create malware and devise techniques for evading antivirus detection.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
Definition of devise

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