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sorted

sorted

1.8
Put into groups or in a clear order
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɔrtɪd/
translation icon : ordenado
  • After the election, the votes were sorted into categories based on region.

None of these things are sorted by performance, right?

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Examples

  • Look at the top rated critical review as they have them sorted into praise and critical.

  • None of these things are sorted by performance, right?

  • But like once that gets sorted, I definitely want to get to it.

  • Got to get those under eyes sorted out from my not very good sleep.

  • So, you know, I've not done a complete sort, but it's mostly sorted.

  • So until you get that part sorted, everything's going to feel hard.

  • Feel now, is the cardboard sorted all the way around?

  • Well, those are all sorted by trivially sorted.

  • So now we're going to say LST is equal to sorted LST, right?

  • The documents were sorted into different folders for easier access.

Synonyms

organized
vssorted
  • US
19 2.0

Having things in order so they are easy to find

stresses grouping into categories or ordering, not only efficiency
well-ordered
vssorted
2 4.3

Organized neatly so things are easy to find

can mean grouping or categorizing but emphasizes neat logic
classified
vssorted
1 4.4

Organized into groups by type or level

focuses on grouping by class rather than general neat order
structured
vssorted
1 3.9

Arranged in a clear, planned way with regular parts or routines

is about grouping or ordering items, not only building parts
in apple-pie order
vssorted
  • Archaic
1 7.7

Neat and well organized like a tidy room

is broader, referring to grouping or ordering, not only neatness
categorized
vssorted
  • US
3.6

Placed into groups with the same features

is about arranging into groups, categories, or specific sequences
grouped
vssorted
2.0

Put together in sets of similar things or people

emphasizes grouping but also includes arranging into a particular order
ordered
vssorted
1.7

Organized neatly so things are easy to find

covers grouping or sequencing into categories or a particular order

Antonyms

38 3.1

Not in a clear order or plan

1 1.0

Made of different kinds of things, like roses and lilies

How Sorted

well-ordered
2 4.3
sorted
1.8
unsorted
1 3.9

Surface Forms

sorted positive

Morphology

sorted = sort (transparent) = sort + ed

Formed by the regular past-participial/adjectival suffix '-ed' on the verb 'sort', so the meaning 'arranged' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Sorted comes from the simple word sort, meaning a 'kind' or 'group', and you can see the same idea in assorted. So to be sorted is to be 'put into groups' or 'in order', which is why we say files or candies are sorted.