CLASSIFYING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

classifying

verb

present participle of classify

as in ranking

to arrange or assign according to type classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

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Relevance

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as in organizing

to put into a particular arrangement classify the information you got from the Internet by source

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Recent Examples of classifying The following conversation touches on Rock's latest project and process, writing young characters and classifying his own work into a genre. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Edwards and Magee spent decades classifying them, and the most important distinction is between a breakaway gap and everything else. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 The hard part of high-risk compliance is finding every AI system in your organization and classifying it, and that inventory does not get easier by starting it in 2027. — Kuan Archer, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In addition to being arbitrary, reductionist, and biased, classifying individuals as obese or overweight based on a single number ignores many complexities about body fat. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 Within that, the number of people classifying themselves as employed fell 87k while the number of people classifying themselves as unemployed fell 178k. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 There are also some questions about the legality of classifying current and future Florida homeowners differently. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Beyond the chikungunya virus, the CDC continually updates travel health notices for destinations around the world, classifying them from the lowest Level 1 to the highest Level 4. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 Rather than classifying didymo as an invasive species, Taylor refers to the algae as a native species that has an invasive-like growth form. — Hannah Smith july 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

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Lynn replaced Alex Grinch, who was fired before finishing his second season leading a defense that was porous and poor, ranking as the 94th and 121st most generous defense in the nation in 2022 and ’23, respectively.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The two classics appear together on five Billboard charts and sit side-by-side on the Top Hard Rock Albums ranking, while 'Papercuts' gives the band a third entry on that tally.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranking

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In recent years, white supremacists have embraced the concept of lactose intolerance as a distinguishing debility of nonwhite people.

— Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
The app offers a free entry-level service, while distinguishing itself with an option for 3-D modeling of a client’s cellar, starting at $1,500 to $5,000.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of distinguishing

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Paltrow is also friendly with OpenAI’s vice president of global creative partnerships, Charles Porch, who the Times reports was central to arranging the dinner in his boss’ honor.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Are practical barriers, such as transportation or arranging for care outside the facility, influencing the decision not to consider screening more than her own values or medical condition?

— Kim Johnson, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranging

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But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
This time around, however, the tech giant is establishing parameters on mass arbitration by grouping them in batches of 25, 100, and 500, depending on the total number of claimants with similar issues.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of grouping

Verb

Odysseus ended up lashing himself to the mast and ordering his crew to plug their ears with wax.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Ezequiel ‘Wicked’ Romo reinvented Blythe Street as an enforcement arm for the Mexican Mafia, directing business and ordering murders from his prison cell.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ordering

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With Belton’s regression and weaknesses in pass protection relegating him to the backup right tackle, the starting right guard spot seems to be a competition between Jacob Monk (currently leading) and Burton.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
As cognitive psychologist Ronald Kellogg noted in a new essay for New York Times, students are heavily relegating cognitive tasks to AI tools, effectively losing the ability to think.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of relegating

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