Synonyms of types

types 1 of 2

noun

plural of type

1

as in kinds

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

what type of people do you generally hang out with?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kinds
• sorts
• genres
• stripes
• varieties
• breeds
• species
• descriptions
• natures
• manners
• classes
• likes
• strains
• kidneys
• feathers
• categories
• persuasions
• orders
• models
• ilks
• groups
• samples
• specimens
• groupings
• families
• ranks
• brackets
• suites
• sets
• grades
• divisions
• lots
• bunches

2

as in categories

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

a music store that has a good selection of all types of music, not just pop, rock, and rap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kinds
• categories
• groups
• sorts
• classes
• classifications
• varieties
• tiers
• ranks
• species
• families
• sections
• genera
• brackets
• generations
• sets
• breeds
• leagues
• grades
• divisions
• rubrics
• orders
• descriptions
• subgroups
• manners
• subdivisions
• specialties
• subclasses
• likes
• races
• kidneys
• branches
• feathers
• specialities
• labels
• natures
• ilks
• headings
• subspecieses
• titles

types

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of type

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type

type the birds by geographical range

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• groups
• ranks
• sorts
• distinguishes
• grades
• classes
• relegates
• places
• categorizes
• separates
• lists
• ranges
• distributes
• files
• identifies
• digests
• organizes
• pegs
• recognizes
• compartments
• codifies
• assorts
• orders
• compartmentalizes
• refers
• catalogs
• breaks down
• indexes
• arrays
• systematizes
• alphabetizes
• disposes
• shelves
• culls
• clumps
• marshals
• clusters
• pigeonholes
• screens
• draws up
• sifts
• reclassifies
• sets
• winnows
• regroups
• sieves
• colligates
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumps
• confuses
• jumbles
• mixes (up)
• scrambles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of types

Noun

The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are said to have voted as noncitizens. — Safiyah Riddle, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Although lung cancer is generally considered a disease among people who are older, lung adenocarcinoma is more likely to occur in younger people than other types of lung cancer. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

There is no medical evidence that certain types of hair are resistant. — Emily J. C. Wong, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Anthropic ran small open-weight models on real or simulated low-cost, off-brand Android TV boxes and other types of IoT hardware. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

In the case of 3/1, 5/1 and 7/1 ARMs — three very common types — the initial term is three, five and seven years, respectively. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Further, even if the offer is for both types of APRs, the length of the promotional period may not be the same for each of them. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 14 Oct. 2026

Some of the personality types used in the show were also featured in Axe commercials. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

The rooms Six spacious room types span a minimum of 475 square feet. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Stores generally use their own forms, and you may be asked questions while an employee types your answers. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

And there is the other bio—the one ChatGPT writes when a prospect, a reporter, a board director or an acquirer types the name into the prompt box. — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Velin then types in the make and the color of the vehicle and prints the paper ticket on a portable printer. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026

Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026

Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026