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classify

[klas-uh-fahy] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪ /
VERB
categorize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate analyze arrange distribute divide label organize segregate
STRONG
allot alphabetize assort brand catalogue class codify collocate coordinate correlate dispose distinguish docket embody file grade group incorporate index match name number order peg pigeonhole range rank rate regiment size sort systematize tabulate tag ticket type typecast
WEAK
break down button down put away put down as put down for rank out size up tab take one's measure
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect combine disarrange disorder disorganize gather hold join keep maintain unite
STRONG
disallow disintegrate estimate exclude guess mix up scatter

Example Sentences

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Moor Mother’s discography, much like her professional life, is difficult to classify.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

I think that it depends on how we’re going to classify benefit.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Britain's Online Safety Act does not explicitly classify disinformation as a harm.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I would classify my level of engagement as a college student as very high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

As the only state prison for women, Tutwiler has no way to meaningfully classify and assign women to appropriate dorms.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.