Synonyms of classifies

classifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of classify

1

as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type

classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in organizes

to put into a particular arrangement

classify the information you got from the Internet by source

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organizes
• arranges
• orders
• disposes
• codifies
• systematizes
• ranges
• lays out
• draws up
• aligns
• marshals
• arrays
• places
• grooms
• prioritizes
• displays
• lines
• files
• straightens (up)
• sets
• sequences
• makes up
• spruces (up)
• alphabetizes
• cues
• sets out
• maps (out)
• unscrambles
• queues
• lines up
• tidies (up)
• hierarchizes
• emplaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• upsets
• disarranges
• deranges
• messes (up)
• rumples
• disarrays
• musses (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of classifies

The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies the karure as Threatened-Nationally Critical, and its existing habitat is nearly full. — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies lions as vulnerable and says their numbers are declining. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

The coal initiative also applies only to facilities Ralph Lauren classifies as in scope. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, over 4,500 units the city classifies as affordable — nearly 16% — sit empty. — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Germany's domestic intelligence classifies the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt as extremist. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026

In 2021, researchers analyzing EPA compliance data found that 17 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities had systems the agency classifies as serious violators. — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Additionally, the state of Illinois recently passed a bill, SB3484, that classifies and regulates micromobility devices such as e-scooters. — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Google classifies her device as a contraceptive, which makes advertising harder and more expensive. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026