CLASSIFIED Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of classified

as in restricted

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verb

past tense of classify

as in ranked

to arrange or assign according to type classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

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as in arranged

to put into a particular arrangement classify the information you got from the Internet by source

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Recent Examples of classified

Adjective

While their actual missions may remain secret, most classified military satellites can be easily tracked and cataloged from the ground. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Disclosing information that constitutes an abuse of authority or other gross misconduct is legally protected, with only narrow exceptions—classified and grand-jury information can’t be revealed, for example. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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In 2020, California passed Proposition 22, which allows Lyft and Uber drivers to be classified as contractors. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Cadmium is classified as a human carcinogen and harms the kidneys and bones. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classified

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The owner of a San Gabriel Valley technology company was arrested Thursday after federal prosecutors charged him with smuggling more than $300 million of restricted computer hardware to China.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
These behaviors were rarely seen in the absence of cocaine, illustrating how a normally varied set of actions can become restricted to a persistent behavioral pattern, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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Natomas Unified School District ranked #2 among the most diverse school districts in America and #7 for Best School Districts in the Sacramento area.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The temblor ranked weak to light on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of ranked

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My interview with Altman had been arranged weeks earlier, just as the first revelations emerged about swarms of rogue AI agents conspiring to hack websites.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
In Saved, Hall wrote that those soldiers had been arranged by a Ukrainian army press liaison at Kuvshynova's request.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of arranged

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The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
While Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander communities are regularly grouped together and considered uniformly successful, studies have found significant disparities in educational access and outcomes across subgroups over time.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Zhang was one of more than 50 students from China, Singapore, Britain and Australia attending a camp in Beijing organized by the year-old AI learning platform Xinya AI.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The nearby Jefferson drill site, which Redeemer Community Partnership also organized against, elected to shut down in 2018 after the city ordered it to implement stronger health protections.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of organized

Adjective

Beefing up security at Cape Canaveral As for what the base can expect to get, such information is clearly top secret.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Matthew admits Europe have been singing one particular song for the past six or seven tournaments — though its identity remains top secret.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of top secret

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Set the scene Right away, there's a sense of arrival reminiscent of a city chic hotel with a grand lobby entry distinguished by a long, arched colonnade comprised of iron ceiling panels with a grapevine-like pattern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Colleen Hoover has distinguished herself as a master of propulsive plot.

— Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

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