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 medical examiner’s office classified the manner of death as a homicide due to neglect, but no charges were ever filed against any Sheriff’s Office staff. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 And police are more likely to classify a missing Black person as a runaway, leaving the case unreported, Moore said. — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Country Streaming Songs uses the same information, but limits eligibility to titles classified within that one genre. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The tropical depression then intensified and was classified as a tropical storm by midday on October 7. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for classify

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Last year, the investment bank UBS ranked Miami as the top city globally at risk of a bubble — when value is overinflated, typically leading to a sharp drop or burst to correct course.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Illicit finance and risks to consumers continue to be deep concerns that prompted compelling comments by two high ranking Senators last week.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of rank

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Nvidia organized this letter and also owns CUDA, the proprietary software layer that makes its hardware genuinely hard to leave.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That conversation led her to create her own employment application, organize hiring events and interview prospective employees.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of organize

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This dual role distinguishes Intel from its rival data center CPU designers, especially Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia, and the tech giants with custom silicon, such as Amazon and Alphabet 's Google.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 July 2026
That will help someone distinguish a genuine message from a fake one.

— Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of distinguish

Verb

Every detail, from private transfers and pre- or post-cruise stays to exclusive local experiences, is thoughtfully arranged to create a seamless journey from beginning to end.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Graham said, in one case, staff helped arrange transportation after a school required a young mother to walk more than a mile to a bus stop while carrying her baby, books and backpack.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of arrange

Verb

The report places CFOs on a maturity ladder, from ‘Risk Mitigator’ to ‘Transformation Enabler’, although the GFA and BCG did not categorize the 30 surveyed and interviewed CFOs.

— Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
As the commercial loads in the English- and Spanish-language broadcasts were not identical, Nielsen does not categorize the two feeds as uniform simulcasts.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of categorize

Verb

They had just been relegated to what is now the Championship and Joe Royle, who had worked wonders with consecutive promotions, had run out of steam.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
And worse, relegated to the proverbial dungeon or more accurately, the back of a bedside table drawer.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of relegate

Verb

Here, then, is our second attempt to group all 30 teams into seven trade tiers.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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