Synonyms of grading

grading

verb

present participle of grade

1

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type

grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in ranking

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranking
• being
• rating
• placing
• standing
• seeding
• classifying
• sorting
• categorizing
• counting
• grouping
• codifying
• classing
• separating
• installing
• compartmentalizing
• setting
• instating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grading

Sports card shops and shows attract non-sports buyers and sellers, who rely on grading services for valuations and dealers for guidance and trends. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Property owners should consider whether grading, vegetation, drainage features, or other site conditions are contributing to a recurring accumulation of water. — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Monique Scott to identify drainage and grading conditions within the park and consider potential longer-term improvements. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

These permits usually signal the beginning of grading work and construction on a project. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

The league usually hides these blunders behind closed doors and quiet internal grading-system tweaks. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Site work is ongoing at the Amazon Web Services development at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street, such as grading of the land, development of temporary buildings used by construction workers and engineers and building of a NIPSCO substation on-site. — Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

The developer estimates grading would take approximately three to four months. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Let the machines do what’s mechanical—generating practice problems, flagging errors, grading the responses that are beyond discussion. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026