Synonyms of classifying

classifying

verb

present participle of classify

1

as in ranking

to arrange or assign according to type

classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranking
• distinguishing
• grouping
• categorizing
• relegating
• distributing
• separating
• sorting
• grading
• placing
• typing
• identifying
• organizing
• classing
• filing
• recognizing
• codifying
• listing
• digesting
• ranging
• assorting
• pegging
• referring
• compartmentalizing
• ordering
• cataloging
• alphabetizing
• disposing
• systematizing
• compartmenting
• culling
• breaking down
• indexing
• reclassifying
• arraying
• sifting
• shelving
• marshaling
• drawing up
• sieving
• pigeonholing
• winnowing
• clustering
• regrouping
• screening
• clumping
• setting
• recategorizing
• colligating
• subcategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumping
• scrambling
• mixing (up)
• confusing
• jumbling
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• mistyping
• missorting

2

as in organizing

to put into a particular arrangement

classify the information you got from the Internet by source

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organizing
• arranging
• ordering
• disposing
• systematizing
• codifying
• ranging
• placing
• arraying
• marshaling
• laying out
• drawing up
• grooming
• aligning
• displaying
• filing
• prioritizing
• lining
• sequencing
• straightening (up)
• making up
• queuing
• setting
• alphabetizing
• cuing
• tidying (up)
• lining up
• setting out
• emplacing
• sprucing (up)
• mapping (out)
• hierarchizing
• unscrambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upsetting
• disarranging
• disordering
• deranging
• messing (up)
• rumpling
• mussing (up)
• disarraying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of classifying

There are also some questions about the legality of classifying current and future Florida homeowners differently. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Rather than classifying didymo as an invasive species, Taylor refers to the algae as a native species that has an invasive-like growth form. — Hannah Smith july 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

The goal now is to get the children into foster care and eventually adopted, said officials, who are classifying the eldest as a minor despite being 18 because of her limitations. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

This timeline refutes the notion that classifying obesity as a disease is driven by commercial interests by drugmakers. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

In the most recent legislative session, Holscher introduced a bill to move marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, classifying it among less addictive and harmful drugs. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

The legislation, which Gribbin advocated for, authorizes the warnings by classifying a shark attack as an event for which an emergency alert can be issued. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

He is credited as the first and most significant contributor to South Florida archaeology of the time, classifying materials, recording 49 sites across Miami-Dade and making the first outline of a chronology of indigenous habitation. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

This decision, consistent with a prior ruling, indicates a narrow judicial interpretation, classifying ready-to-grow cuttings as regulated cannabis plants. — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026