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

It was set up to deport noncitizens who could not be removed by the traditional legal process because the information about their cases was classified and could not be made public for national security reasons. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Google notes that Gemini Robotics ER 2 can classify video frame completeness with almost 60 percent accuracy. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

The research classifies only a portion of the domains as campaign-style addresses. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

The ongoing research sheds light on a problem that isn’t classified as a disorder but possibly should be, said Silke Müller, a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Duisburg-Essen and coauthor of the study. — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 29 July 2026