CLASSIFY Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

classify

verb

ˈkla-sə-ˌfī

Definition of classify

as in to rank

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

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Relevance

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as in to organize

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

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Recent Examples of classify The biggest increases, however, came on the least valuable land — classified as swamp, ledge or scrubland — which saw its value increase by 2,325%. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 However, Gonzo never was classified as a specific animal, and the joke turned into a running gag. — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026 Each one handles a discrete chunk of work, such as identifying a company website, classifying information, evaluating relationship signals or ranking relevant content. — Gary Kotovets, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 No part of the state is currently classified as being in severe, extreme or exceptional drought. — Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classify

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Retirement Living ranked all 50 states for retirees by analyzing each one on its quality of life, affordability and economic strength.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
His team’s 24-18 win over host Crenshaw on Friday night ranks as one of the best wins in school history.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of rank

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Centuries before officers appeared in uniform, posing as neutral criminologists, policing developed as a method of organizing society.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Contact centers had spent decades organizing high volumes of work into queues, tracking outcomes, and building a body of past interactions.

— David Pralong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

An intelligence report seen by The Associated Press about the meeting identified Kandahar's governor, Mullah Shireen, as the host and claimed that Afghan and Indian intelligence officials helped arrange the meeting.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Rivera and Nuhfer later helped arrange for Sessions to travel to Caracas in 2018 to meet Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrange

Verb

About 90% of those complaints categorized as resolved were actually dismissed by the Education Department, the GAO found.

— David Edward DeMatthews, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Once expenses were properly categorized and compared against operating expectations, several areas stood out, giving the management team specific expenses to investigate rather than simply telling the owner that costs were up.

— David Crown, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of categorize

Verb

Four years ago, Tennessee's governor ordered another independent review into capital punishment after abruptly stopping the April 2022 execution of Oscar Smith.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The pool was reportedly ordered to remain closed until further inspection, according to the complaint.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of order

Verb

By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
This is not something that’s relegated to a few institutions.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of relegate

Verb

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
Access to some attractions would be grouped together as part of a package now known as a Lightning Lane.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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