Synonyms of classes

classes 1 of 2

noun

plural of class

1

as in castes

one of the segments of society into which people are grouped

a politician who appeals to people of every class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• castes
• levels
• strata
• ranks
• echelons
• folk
• estates
• grades
• gentries
• orders
• tiers
• layers
• families
• groupings
• brackets
• races
• hierarchies
• fraternities
• positions
• people
• statuses
• tribes
• clans
• food chains
• stratifications
• places
• standings
• subcastes

2

as in types

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

a new class of wireless devices that could be used for Internet access as well as personal communication

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• categories
• groups
• classifications
• tiers
• ranks
• families
• sorts
• varieties
• species
• grades
• sections
• genera
• brackets
• generations
• leagues
• sets
• divisions
• breeds
• rubrics
• orders
• subclasses
• subgroups
• descriptions
• manners
• races
• subdivisions
• specialties
• branches
• kidneys
• feathers
• labels
• specialities
• likes
• natures
• titles
• headings
• ilks
• subspecieses

3

as in kinds

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

only a particular class of burglar would do that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• genres
• sorts
• stripes
• varieties
• breeds
• descriptions
• manners
• species
• natures
• kidneys
• strains
• feathers
• orders
• likes
• categories
• models
• persuasions
• groups
• ilks
• samples
• families
• groupings
• specimens
• ranks
• grades
• brackets
• suites
• sets
• divisions
• lots
• bunches

4

as in courses

a series of lectures on a subject

took a class on modern art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courses
• seminars
• courses of study
• refreshers
• clinics
• electives
• institutes
• curricula
• survey courses
• minicourses
• cores

5

as in rates

degree of excellence

only horses of great class are allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rates
• qualities
• grades
• standards
• calibers
• statures
• ranks
• positions
• hallmarks
• statuses
• benchmarks
• criteria
• places
• measures
• pars
• footings
• marks
• standings
• touchstones
• yardsticks

classes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of class

as in groups

to arrange or assign according to type

I would class that suggestion as helpful, so let's make a note of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groups
• ranks
• types
• classifies
• grades
• sorts
• distinguishes
• places
• relegates
• lists
• ranges
• distributes
• categorizes
• separates
• files
• organizes
• digests
• compartments
• orders
• identifies
• codifies
• catalogs
• pegs
• compartmentalizes
• breaks down
• recognizes
• indexes
• assorts
• refers
• arrays
• shelves
• alphabetizes
• systematizes
• culls
• marshals
• disposes
• clusters
• clumps
• draws up
• pigeonholes
• screens
• reclassifies
• sets
• sifts
• winnows
• colligates
• sieves
• regroups
• recategorizes
• subcategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumps
• mixes (up)
• scrambles
• confuses
• jumbles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of classes

Noun

It's billed as the most expansive in the country, while the city establishes twice-yearly AI literacy classes for all students. — Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Avsec said AlphaGenome works well for some classes of variant, such as those affecting splicing or promoters, but can miss others, particularly in enhancers. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

For the past three years, the University of Illinois Chicago accounting major had checked her financial aid package well before classes resumed, confident that her scholarship and tuition costs would remain relatively steady. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

State standards for high school world history classes also suggest discussing 9/11 and the war on terror. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

In arguing for their release, friends, relatives and former cellmates of the brothers pointed to programs the brothers have spearheaded in prison, including classes for anger management, meditation and helping inmates in hospice care. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Nearby police activity caused a Platte County school district to cancel classes Tuesday morning. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

His resistance toward the transfer portal would be more forgivable if Swinney was still landing top-five recruiting classes, but that isn't the reality anymore. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

After graduating, Papadopoulos took classes at Hunter College, bonding with classmates over sword and sorcery movies. — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

Like the Wauwatosa location, the Mequon shop will be home to a classroom that can accommodate around 32 guests for entertainment, classes rentals and social gatherings, the business' owner, Orey Laev, told the Journal Sentinel in January. — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025

The district at the time intended to use it mostly for course predictions, which involves guessing which classes a student will enroll in based on their previous coursework. — Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025