choreograph

verb

cho·​reo·​graph ˈkȯr-ē-ə-ˌgraf 

choreographed; choreographing; choreographs

transitive verb

1

: to compose the choreography of

choreograph a ballet

2

: to arrange or direct the movements, progress, or details of

a carefully choreographed meeting

intransitive verb

: to engage in choreography

choreographer

ˌkȯr-ē-ˈä-grə-fər 

noun

Synonyms

• arrange
• blueprint
• budget
• calculate
• chart
• design
• frame
• lay out
• map (out)
• organize
• plan
• prepare
• project
• scheme (out)
• shape
• strategize (about)

Examples of choreograph in a Sentence

She was hired to choreograph the ballet routines.

the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances

Recent Examples on the Web

Remember: Every Hollywood fistfight is as choreographed as the climax of Dirty Dancing. —John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025

Batley said the set has been improved, there are some new costumes and a new scene choreographed that gives Alice a solo. —Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025

The orchestra accompanies a screening of a film of Igor Stravinsky’s famous ballet as freshly choreographed by the legendary Martha Graham in the 1980s. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025

Exuberant club dancers are stylishly choreographed in the danzón genre by Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck. —Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for choreograph

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph