organize

1. 1.

   create (as an entity)

   “social groups form everywhere”

   “They formed a company”

   Synonymsformorganise

   Broadermake

   Narrowerreorganizechoose updraw upregimentsyndicate
2. 2.

   cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

   Synonymsorganise

   Antonymsdisorganize

   Broadermanage

   Narrowerarrangerationalizeterritorializereorganizecollectivize
3. 3.

   plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

   “he masterminded the robbery”

   Synonymsmastermindengineerdirectorganiseorchestrate

   Broaderplan

   Narrowerchoreograph
4. 4.

   bring order and organization to

   “Can you help me organize my files?”

   Synonymsorganisecoordinate

   Broaderarrange

   Narrowerstructureinterlock
5. 5.

   arrange by systematic planning and united effort

   “machinate a plot”

   “organize a strike”

   “devise a plan to take over the director's office”

   Synonymsorganisepreparedeviseget upmachinate

   Broaderinitiate

   Narrowermountlayset upsandwichspatchcockembattle
6. 6.

   form or join a union

   “The auto workers decided to unionize”

   Synonymsunionizeunioniseorganise

   Broaderjoin

Other forms of organize

past tense

organized·

present participle

organizing·

third person

organizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about organize

What does organize mean?

organize means "create (as an entity)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in organize?

organize has 3 syllables: or-ga-nize. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪz/.

What is another word for organize?

Close synonyms include form, organise, organise, mastermind, engineer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of organize?

The recorded antonyms are disorganize.

Is organize a common word?

organize is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with organize?

35 words rhyme with organize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.