Synonyms of classify

classify

verb

ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 

1

as in to rank

to arrange or assign according to type

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rank
• distinguish
• categorize
• relegate
• group
• distribute
• type
• grade
• identify
• sort
• separate
• organize
• place
• recognize
• codify
• class
• compartmentalize
• list
• file
• digest
• refer
• range
• peg
• order
• assort
• catalog
• systematize
• dispose
• break down
• compartment
• alphabetize
• index
• cull
• reclassify
• array
• draw up
• shelve
• pigeonhole
• sift
• marshal
• winnow
• clump
• sieve
• regroup
• cluster
• set
• recategorize
• subcategorize
• screen
• colligate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lump
• confuse
• mix (up)
• scramble
• disarrange
• jumble
• misclassify
• mistype
• missort

2

as in to organize

to put into a particular arrangement

classify the information you got from the Internet by source

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organize
• arrange
• order
• codify
• systematize
• dispose
• draw up
• array
• range
• lay out
• marshal
• place
• align
• groom
• prioritize
• sequence
• display
• make up
• file
• straighten (up)
• set
• line
• spruce (up)
• set out
• line up
• tidy (up)
• cue
• alphabetize
• queue
• unscramble
• hierarchize
• map (out)
• emplace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upset
• disarray
• disarrange
• derange
• disorder
• mess (up)
• muss (up)
• rumple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of classify

Researchers classified 220 of them as having either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, on the basis of their fasting blood glucose and A1C levels (a measurement of average blood sugar over the previous three months). — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Aug. 2026

German authorities classified the incident as state security case and not ruled out possibility of sabotage. — Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

The patrol has not yet disclosed specific injuries to either party, but classified the crash as fatal. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Police classified the call as urgent (priority 3) but not life-threatening. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026