CLASSIFY Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

classify

verb

ˈkla-sə-ˌfī

Definition of classify next

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 World Health Organization has classified it as a probable carcinogen. —

Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 Royce Williams, who is eligible to receive the Medal of Honor for his 1952 dogfight against seven Soviet MiGs, which was classified top secret for more than 50 years. —

Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 Experts say vaccination is the best way to protect against measles, which the CDC classifies as one of the most contagious infectious diseases. —

Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 These destinations are classified from Level 1 to Level 4. —

Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classify

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Newsweek partners with Statista to analyze four types of data sources to select and rank the best hospitals in 32 countries with comparable data.

— Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
An additional hurdle is that Mojtaba is not a high-ranking cleric and has no official role in the regime.

— Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026