Synonyms and Antonyms of classes
1
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
- a politician who appeals to people of every class
brackets, echelons, grades, layers, levels, tiers
places, positions, ranks, standings, statuses
food chains, groupings, hierarchies, stratifications
clans, families, fraternities, people, races, tribes
subcastes (or sub-castes)
2
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
brackets, categories, classifications, divisions, families, genera (also genuses), grades, groups, kinds, leagues, orders, ranks, rubrics, sets, species, tiers, types
descriptions, feathers, ilks, kidneys, likes, manners, natures, sorts
branches, sections, specialities, specialties, subclasses, subdivisions, subgroups, subspecieses, varieties
breeds, races
generations
headings, labels, titles
3
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
breeds, descriptions, feathers, genres, ilks, kidneys, kinds, likes, manners, natures, orders, sorts, species, strains, stripes, types, varieties
models
samples, specimens
brackets, bunches, categories, divisions, families, grades, groups, groupings, lots, persuasions, ranks, sets, suites
4
a series of lectures on a subject
- took a class on modern art
5
degree of excellence
- only horses of great class are allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby
hallmarks
marks
footings, places, positions, ranks, standings, statures, statuses
benchmarks, criteria (also criterions), measures, pars, standards, touchstones, yardsticks
