alphabetised

Put in order

Alphabetised is the British spelling of alphabetized, meaning arranged in alphabetical order: The files were alphabetised by surname.

The past tense of alphabetise, it describes lists, records, or collections sorted from A to Z.

ordering

sorted

Put in order

systematized · collated · ranked · listed · indexed · tabulated · structured · formatted · grouped · classified

cataloging

indexed

Entered into a reference system

registered · compiled · cataloged · cross-referenced · referenced · inventoried · logged · recorded · bibliography · directory

systems

taxonomy

Science of categorical arrangement

systematization · Dewey Decimal · library science · lexicography · phonebook · encyclopedia · dictionary · filing system · database · spreadsheet

Opposites
ordering principle

alphabetisedrandomised

Made order-free by chance

random · random order · chronological · thematic · hierarchical

organizational state

alphabetisedunordered

Not in sequence

unsorted · disordered · jumbled · scrambled · randomised

Family

alphabetise, alphabetises, alphabetising, alphabetisation

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G