CATEGORIZE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

categorize

verb

ˈka-ti-gə-ˌrīz

Definition of categorize

as in to classify

to arrange or assign according to type categorized the questions by topic

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of categorize Greenback cutthroat trout is still categorized by federal officials as a threatened species. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Jean Toomer’s hard-to-categorize work emerged in 1923 as an astonishing blend of genres, a brilliant composite of vignettes giving voice to facets of African-American life in the United States. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 It is based on the three-month average that categorizes El Niño as weak, moderate, strong or very strong. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 While most judges have categorized such requests as overreaching or for an improper purpose, two out of three judges on the panel ruled that there was nothing out of line about the QueerDoc request. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for categorize

Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize

Verb

Back then, Pluto was classified as a full planet, but the discovery of 1992 QB-1, as well as Kuiper Belt objects even larger than Pluto found later, raised questions about Pluto's status.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
In some cases, LinkedIn says views of content classified as AI spam have decreased by as much as 40 percent.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of classify

Verb

Models ranked some outcomes more consistently than individual evaluators.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
An internal company memo from around the time of the recovery mission — also obtained by CNBC — indicates Coupang coordinated the computer recovery at the behest of a high-ranking national security officer from the South Korean president’s office.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rank

Verb

The researchers suspect that others were created by AI that either hallucinated or, just like the AI agents browsing their file, couldn’t distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate instructions.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The debate centers on what set of images and chemical measurements will best help distinguish how the polygons formed.

— Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026