systematise

Put in order

Systematise is the British spelling of systematize, meaning to arrange according to a system or organize methodically.

You systematise information by categorizing it, or systematise a process by establishing consistent procedures: The new manager systematised our filing system.

The word implies imposing order on something previously disorganized or haphazard.

organize

categorize

Assign to distinct groups

order · group · coordinate · tabulate · sequence · codify · index · catalogue · file · rank

efficiency

streamline

Remove unnecessary elements

rationalize · simplify · consolidate · integrate · centralize · unify · modernize · digitize · refine · improve

method

procedure

Prescribed sequence of actions

flowchart · guideline · framework · rubric · roadmap · strategy · planning · sequencing · standardization · codification

structure

framework

Underlying support system

matrix · network · grid · scaffolding · schema · lattice · taxonomy · tree · tier · configuration

Opposites
order and structure

systematisedisorganize

Destroy orderly arrangement

disorganise · disorder · disarrange · jumble · muddle

deliberate method

systematiseimprovise

Perform without preparation

wing it · ad-lib · play it by ear · muddle through · extemporise

Phrases
Family

systematic, unsystematic, systematize, systematization, systematized, unsystematically, systematizing, systematizes, systematised

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Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G