Synonyms of codify

codify

verb

ˈkä-də-ˌfī 

1

as in to classify

to arrange or assign according to type

codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classify
• rank
• distinguish
• relegate
• categorize
• distribute
• sort
• group
• identify
• organize
• separate
• place
• type
• grade
• recognize
• compartmentalize
• class
• digest
• file
• list
• systematize
• range
• order
• refer
• peg
• break down
• catalog
• dispose
• assort
• compartment
• cull
• index
• alphabetize
• shelve
• array
• reclassify
• draw up
• marshal
• sift
• winnow
• pigeonhole
• regroup
• set
• sieve
• clump
• recategorize
• cluster
• subcategorize
• screen
• colligate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuse
• scramble
• lump
• mix (up)
• disarrange
• jumble
• misclassify
• mistype
• missort

2

as in to organize

to put into a particular arrangement

the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classify
• organize
• arrange
• order
• systematize
• dispose
• marshal
• array
• draw up
• lay out
• range
• place
• align
• groom
• prioritize
• make up
• straighten (up)
• sequence
• display
• file
• spruce (up)
• line
• set
• set out
• tidy (up)
• line up
• cue
• queue
• unscramble
• alphabetize
• hierarchize
• emplace
• map (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disarray
• upset
• disarrange
• derange
• disorder
• mess (up)
• muss (up)
• rumple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of codify

However, SpaceX is urging the FCC to dial up the pressure by codifying the reciprocity threat into actual policy. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026

Our contract enabled the school district to implement mandatory recess for elementary school students; codify smaller class sizes; expand access to honors, arts, music and sports; and establish dual language schools in the Black community on the West and South sides. —Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026

Leone taught and codified dozens of complicated pick-stroke combinations, to give depth and expression. —Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026

Political battles over programs like the Affordable Care Act, which attempted to codify a similar focus on preventive care, show how federal gridlock fuels the very cuts now devastating local health budgets. —Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026