" sorts "

1: a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common;

  * e.g., " ... I prefer jackets with zippers to the sort that close with buttons "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breeds,

•  classes,

•  descriptions,

•  feathers,

•  genres,

•  ilks,

•  kidneys,

•  kinds,

•  likes,

•  manners,

•  natures,

•  orders,

•  species,

•  strains,

•  stripes,

•  types,

•  varieties

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a member of the human race;

  * e.g., " ... he's a decent sort "

•  Synonyms : 

•  babies,

•  beings,

•  birds,

•  bodies,

•  bods,

•  characters,

•  cookies,

•  creatures,

•  customers,

•  devils,

•  ducks,

•  eggs,

•  faces,

•  fish,

•  guys,

•  heads,

•  human beings,

•  humans,

•  individuals,

•  lives,

•  men,

•  mortals,

•  parties,

•  people,

•  personages,

•  scouts,

•  slobs,

•  souls,

•  specimens,

•  stiffs,

•  things,

•  wights

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common;

  * e.g., " ... I prefer jackets with zippers to the sort that close with buttons "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breed,

•  class,

•  description,

•  feather,

•  genre,

•  ilk,

•  kidney,

•  kind,

•  like,

•  manner,

•  nature,

•  order,

•  species,

•  strain,

•  stripe,

•  type,

•  variety

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a member of the human race;

  * e.g., " ... he's a decent sort "

•  Synonyms : 

•  baby,

•  being,

•  bird,

•  bod,

•  body,

•  character,

•  cookie,

•  creature,

•  customer,

•  devil,

•  duck,

•  egg,

•  face,

•  fish,

•  guy,

•  head,

•  human,

•  human being,

•  individual,

•  life,

•  man,

•  mortal,

•  party,

•  person,

•  personage,

•  scout,

•  slob,

•  soul,

•  specimen,

•  stiff,

•  thing,

•  wight

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to come or be together as friends;

  * e.g., " ... you should be careful about whom you sort with "

•  Synonyms : 

•  associates,

•  chums,

•  companies,

•  consociates,

•  consorts,

•  fraternizes,

•  hangs (around or out),

•  hobnobs,

•  hooks up,

•  messes around,

•  pals (around),

•  runs,

•  travels

•  Antonyms : 

•  differs (from),

•  disagrees (with)

2: to be in agreement on every point;

  * e.g., " ... that doesn't sort with what you said the last time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accords,

•  agrees,

•  answers,

•  checks,

•  chords,

•  coheres,

•  coincides,

•  comports,

•  conforms,

•  consists,

•  corresponds,

•  dovetails,

•  fits,

•  goes,

•  harmonizes,

•  jibes,

•  rhymes,

•  squares,

•  tallies

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to arrange or assign according to type;

  * e.g., " ... sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assorts,

•  breaks down,

•  categorizes,

•  classes,

•  classifies,

•  codifies,

•  compartmentalizes,

•  compartments,

•  digests,

•  distinguishes,

•  distributes,

•  grades,

•  groups,

•  pegs,

•  places,

•  ranges,

•  ranks,

•  relegates,

•  separates,

•  types

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to arrange or assign according to type;

  * e.g., " ... sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assort,

•  break down,

•  categorize,

•  class,

•  classify,

•  codify,

•  compartment,

•  compartmentalize,

•  digest,

•  distinguish,

•  distribute,

•  grade,

•  group,

•  peg,

•  place,

•  range,

•  rank,

•  relegate,

•  separate,

•  type

•  Antonyms : 

•  differ (from),

•  disagree (with)

2: to come or be together as friends;

  * e.g., " ... you should be careful about whom you sort with "

•  Synonyms : 

•  associate,

•  chum,

•  company,

•  consociate,

•  consort,

•  fraternize,

•  hang (around or out),

•  hobnob,

•  hook up,

•  mess around,

•  pal (around),

•  run,

•  travel

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to be in agreement on every point;

  * e.g., " ... that doesn't sort with what you said the last time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accord,

•  agree,

•  answer,

•  check,

•  chord,

•  cohere,

•  coincide,

•  comport,

•  conform,

•  consist,

•  correspond,

•  dovetail,

•  fit,

•  go,

•  harmonize,

•  jibe,

•  rhyme,

•  square,

•  tally

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something;

  * e.g., " ... I sorted through the pile of magazines until I found the article I was looking for "

•  Synonyms : 

•  comb,

•  dig (through),

•  dredge,

•  hunt (through),

•  rake,

•  ransack,

•  rifle,

•  rummage,

•  scour,

•  search,

•  troll

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to some degree or extent;

  * e.g., " ... Sure, they have clam chowder of sorts in Manhattan. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  enough,

•  fairly,

•  kindly,

•  kind of,

•  like,

•  moderately,

•  more or less,

•  pretty,

•  quite,

•  rather,

•  relatively,

•  something,

•  somewhat,

•  sort of

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: easily irritated or annoyed;

  * e.g., " ... She was feeling out of sorts after such a long day. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  choleric,

•  crabby,

•  cranky,

•  cross,

•  crotchety,

•  fiery,

•  grouchy,

•  grumpy,

•  irascible,

•  irritable,

•  peevish,

•  perverse,

•  pettish,

•  petulant,

•  prickly,

•  quick-tempered,

•  raspy,

•  ratty,

•  short-tempered,

•  snappish,

•  snappy,

•  snarky,

•  snippety,

•  snippy,

•  stuffy,

•  testy,

•  waspish

•  Antonyms : 

•  hale,

•  healthful,

•  healthy,

•  sound,

•  well,

•  whole,

•  wholesome

2: temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body;

  * e.g., " ... He woke up out of sorts and decided to stay home from work. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ailing,

•  bad,

•  down,

•  ill,

•  indisposed,

•  peaked,

•  peaky,

•  poorly,

•  punk,

•  run-down,

•  sick,

•  sickened,

•  unhealthy,

•  unsound,

•  unwell

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)