catalogEnglishOxford American Thesauruscatalog noun 1 a computerized library catalog: directory, register, index, list, listing, record, archive, inventory, roll, table, calendar, classification, roster. 2 a mail-order catalog: brochure, prospectus, guide, magalogue, mailer; North American, informal wish book.verb it will be some time before the collection is fully cataloged: classify, categorize, systematize, systemize, index, list, archive, make an inventory of, inventory, record, register, file, log, enumerate, alphabetize, itemize, pigeonhole, tabulate.