Configuration
Configuration noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.
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Sort and configuration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sort" instead a noun "Configuration".
Nearby Words: configure, configured, configurable, configuring, configurator
Sort
Sort noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Configuration and sort are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Configuration" instead a noun "Sort".
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| physical | physical configuration | physical sort |
| rare | rare configuration | rare sort |
| special | special configuration | special sort |
| exact | exact configuration | exact sort |
| Other adjectives: particular, similar, normal, common, specific, right, complete, certain, standard, actual, wrong, new, unique, vague, unusual, strange, basic, different, magical, humanoid. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- An early configuration of this vessel looked sort of like a corn cob with some of the kernels missing, thus one of its early names.
Source: Literature / Chakona Space - When the Planets Align: Isaac Izard's end-of-the-world spell requires the exactly right sort of sky/weather configuration to work.
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Sort and Configuration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/configuration/sort
Configuration & Sort. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/configuration/sort>.
Sort or Configuration. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/configuration/sort.
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