classification

[klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

categorization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocation allotment analysis arrangement coordination designation distribution grade regulation

STRONG

apportionment assignment assortment codification collocation consignment denomination department disposal disposition division echelon gradation grading graduation group grouping kind order ordering ordination organization pigeonholing sizing sorting systematization taxonomy

WEAK

alloting cataloguing categorizing distributing tabulating typecasting

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization keeping retention

Example Sentences

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The team believes this new classification could reshape how scientists understand the evolutionary history and global distribution of plated dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

E-bikes are required to show a classification number, which identifies the vehicle’s top speed and motor wattage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Officials gave the dinner a lower security classification than they do for events of national or international significance, another person said, such as the presidential inauguration or the State of the Union address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The scheme will cost £600m and businesses will be able to find out whether they are eligible using their Standard Industrial classification code on the government business department website.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Nearly everything he read was stamped with a secret classification such as: “McNaughton Eyes Only” or “Eyes Only of the Secretary,” meaning McNaughton’s boss, Robert McNamara.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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