sort through
Pick through carefully
To sort through is to examine items methodically, typically to organize, evaluate, or find something specific.
You sort through a pile of mail looking for bills, or sort through old photographs deciding which to keep.
The phrase often implies dealing with a large or disorganized quantity: We spent the weekend sorting through boxes in the attic.
Figuratively, you can sort through feelings, memories, or options.
Assign to distinct groups
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- arrangePlace methodically
- fileStored collection of data
- groupAssembled collection of things
systematize · order · prioritize · separate · divide · stack · pile · bundle
Study closely for flaws
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- assessJudge worth or quality
- checkOrder to pay
scrutinize · study · appraise · analyze · investigate · probe · audit · vet
Undo knots or confusion
- disentangleFree from snarls
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- clarifyMake something understandable
- processSteps toward a result
make sense of · figure out · piece together · straighten out · clear up · puzzle out · decipher · navigate
sift
Separate coarse from fine
seek · rummage · dig · forage · ferret · cull · winnow · pan · mine · trawl
categorize
Assign to distinct groups
group · systematize · order · prioritize · separate · divide · stack · pile · bundle · sequence
inspect
Study closely for flaws
check · scrutinize · study · appraise · analyze · investigate · probe · audit · vet · consider
untangle
Undo knots or confusion
- disentangleFree from snarls
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- clarifyMake something understandable
process · make sense of · figure out · piece together · straighten out · clear up · puzzle out · decipher · navigate · tackle
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, straighten up, tidy up
- searchsearch, web search, seek, text search, hunt
- tidyingtidying, tidy, tidying up, declutter, cleaning
- scavengingscavenging, rummage, foraging, forage, salvage
sort throughignore
Refuse to notice
disregard · neglect · overlook · leave alone · skip over
sort throughmix up
Confuse or disorder
jumble together · jumble · throw together · scramble · muddle
sort, through, sorts, sorted, sorting, sorter, sorters, sortable, assort