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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The Interior Department said the move, which pauses leases "effectively immediately" for five projects under development in the Atlantic Ocean, came after the Pentagon identified "national security risks" in recently completed "classified" reports.

From Barron's

In fact, the receipt of benefits has often been used to classify an individual as “retired.”

From MarketWatch

The mission was classified and the details played down in official records, to mitigate the risk of a direct conflict with the Soviets at the dawn of the Cold War.

From The Wall Street Journal

When asked about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharing classified information on an unsecured third party messaging app, he replied, “I don’t know anything about it.”

From Salon

These temperatures are far higher than those of earlier superconductors and are above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen, which is why scientists classify them as high temperature superconductors.

From Science Daily

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