Sorting

Synonyms of sorting

• organizing
• arranging
• classifying

Antonyms of sorting

• jumbling
• disorganizing
• mixing up

Collocations of sorting

sorting out

Frequency: 80 %

It took a while to sort out all the paperwork for the project.

sorting through

Frequency: 70 %

She spent hours sorting through her old clothes to donate to charity.

sorting by

Frequency: 60 %

The data was sorted by date to make it easier to analyze.

sorting algorithm

Frequency: 50 %

The computer program used a sorting algorithm to arrange the data efficiently.

sorting items

Frequency: 45 %

He was sorting items in the warehouse to ensure everything was in its proper place.

Idiomatic Expressions for sorting

• Phrase: sort out the wheat from the chaff
  Meaning: to distinguish valuable or useful things from worthless or unimportant ones
  Usage: It took me a while to sort out the wheat from the chaff in the research findings.