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 By law, material can only be classified for national security purposes. — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 In 2023, the FDA classified 19 peptides as unsafe to be compounded, a process where a specialized pharmacy mixing ingredients that are specific for a patient. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Incoming documents are split up, classified and attached to individual shipments. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 The prosecution argued that the victims — who all belonged to the church and had since left — delayed reporting the incidents or classifying them as rape due to fear of retaliation for violating a Scientology rule against going to the police. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classify

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Verb

The worst scoring defense to win a Super Bowl was the 2011 New York Giants, who ranked 25th in points allowed, giving up 25 points per game.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
The Jets entered Sunday ranked 31st in red-zone touchdown percentage at 45%.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of rank

Verb

At a Thursday post-election conference organized by the Center for American Progress, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said that the people who’d beaten invincible-looking Republicans needed space to vote and govern their way.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Pre-Columbian ruins are always near, reachable by boat, trek, and car, on excursions organized by the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

New materials, colors and finishes, including a California-specific fabric and color scheme, further distinguish the camper van's interior look and feel from the rest of the Volkswagen van lineup.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Auwaerter, who was not part of the study, said the data didn't distinguish consumption from external exposure — in other words, the hair could have picked up traces of weed simply by being buried together with it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of distinguish

Verb

The service is seeking industry proposals for software that could help arrange the complex systems packed inside its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
His eight-song set, which I was blessed to experience firsthand, was sparsely arranged—the accompaniment amounted to a set of brass bells, a bass guitar, and Cox’s trusty SP-404—yet transfixing all the same.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrange

Verb

Mountbatten-Windsor was also ordered to move out of the Royal Lodge, his longtime home in parkland near Windsor Castle.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Israel ordered residents to evacuate the gunmen's neighborhood and closed roads into and out of Hebron.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of order

Verb

Garver struggled offensively in Seattle compared with his time in Texas and was relegated to a backup role behind catcher Cal Raleigh.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Instead, he’s often relegated to the role of good-faith interlocutor, trying his best to get to the truth of who Holmes and Evans are, the nature of their relationship, and their motivations for participating in this project.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of relegate

Verb

Iran qualified and has been grouped with Syria, China and Kyrgyzstan for the league stage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
In a two-page editorial published in 1976, Katzman argued that some instances of early- and late-onset dementia should be grouped together as Alzheimer’s disease.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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