CLASSIFIES Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

classifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of classify

as in ranks

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 organizes

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

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Recent Examples of classifies Folklore, one of her four Album of the Year winners at the Grammys, also manages to settle on the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts because of how Billboard classifies it. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 To reach customers in an effective way, target marketing considers the differences among customers and classifies them according to their similar needs and preferences. —

Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026 The Controlled Substances Act classifies drugs from Schedule I to Schedule V based on their potential for abuse, addictiveness and medical use. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026 Armstrong reported the directive explicitly classifies the approval of municipal ordinances as nonpartisan political activity — a category the directive does not prohibit military members from engaging in. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 The agency oversees supplements according to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which classifies the products as food rather than as drugs and largely allows the marketing to be left up to the companies. —

Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 6 May 2026 The World Wildlife Fund classifies white rhinos as near threatened due to poaching. —

Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 The American Cancer Society has also expanded its guidelines and no longer automatically classifies someone who quit smoking more than 15 years ago as low-risk. —

Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Globally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature also classifies polar bears as vulnerable. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026

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From a box-score perspective, Brind’Amour’s case ranks similarly to that of Rick Tocchet, Bill Guerin and Ray Whitney, who are all unlikely to be inducted given other sure-thing candidates about to retire around the league.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Take a look team history, players to watch and where FIFA ranks both teams.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026