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class

[klas, klahs] / klæs, klɑs /
ADJECTIVE
stylish; with panache
Synonyms
STRONG
chic dashing fine fly sharp
WEAK
classy fashionable foxy
Antonyms
STRONG
boring calm dull old-fashioned unstylish
WEAK
plain
NOUN
kind, sort, category
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collection degree department division family grade league rank school style
STRONG
branch brand breed cast caste character classification color denomination description designation distinction domain estate feather frame genre genus grain grouping hierarchy humor ilk kidney make mold name nature order origin property province quality range rate sect section selection set source species sphere standing status stripe suit temperament value variety
Antonyms
STRONG
effect end result whole
NOUN
societal group, background
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circle club company degree family grade league place position
STRONG
ancestry birth bourgeoisie breed caliber caste clan clique condition connection coterie derivation descent estate extraction genealogy hierarchy influence intelligentsia lineage moiety nobility origin pedigree pigeonhole prestige quality sect source sphere standing state station status stock strain stratum tier title
WEAK
cultural level pecking order social rank the right stuff
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unemployment
STRONG
conclusion consequence death effect end outgrowth result
NOUN
group in school
Synonyms
STRONGEST
course division grade room seminar session study subject
STRONG
academy colloquium form homeroom line recitation section seminary subdivision
WEAK
course of study lecture group quiz group round table study group
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
VERB
categorize
Synonyms
STRONG
account allot appraise assess assign assort brand classify codify consider designate divide evaluate gauge grade group hold identify judge mark part pigeonhole rank rate reckon regard score separate
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon combine connect disbelieve disorganize disregard ignore join keep neglect retain scatter unite

Example Sentences

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And by far their favorite investment right now is in emerging-market stocks, historically a very volatile and high-risk class.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says some women have been made to feel like "second class citizens" with their pain treated "as an inconvenience and their symptoms as an overreaction".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The class is carefree and jubilant and something I never want to miss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Dad rocker Phil Collins and reformed Britpop princes Oasis led the 2026 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees who were announced on live US television on Monday.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“Yeah, not happening. Other than the half-marathon training, I don’t know. I haven’t found a class yet. Babysitting’s kind of hard, actually.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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