CLASSING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

classing

verb

present participle of class

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type I would class that suggestion as helpful, so let's make a note of it

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Recent Examples of classing The High Court ruled in February that classing Palestine Action as a terror group alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas was disproportionate and unlawful. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Southern Living recommends classing it up a bit while visiting Blowing Rock, however. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

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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
Operators fed Maven intelligence classifying the elementary school as an Iranian military facility, and the system, in turn, marked it as one of the priority targets for day one of the war.

— Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifying

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At Walt Disney Studios, she was named executive vice president in 1981, becoming one of the most high-ranking women in the film business at the time.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Black, who helped found private equity giant Apollo Global Management, accused Garcia of making maliciously false statements, citing statements the ranking member of the House oversight committee made in interviews.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of ranking

Verb

The only thing really distinguishing them is that Tribit has gone for a two-tone design on the case and buds.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
The pouches closely resemble nicotine products, raising concerns among school officials about student health and the difficulty of distinguishing between the products.

— Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of distinguishing

Verb

Of course, other keyboard types were cheaper to produce, relegating Hall-effect keyboards to an afterthought for decades.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
However, relegating City to the second-tier Championship League would be a punishment that could hurt the rest of the league.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of relegating

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Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of grouping

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