classes

NOUN

kind, sort, category

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collection degree department division family grade league rank school style

STRONG

branch brand breed cast caste character classification color denomination description designation distinction domain estate feather frame genre genus grain grouping hierarchy humor ilk kidney make mold name nature order origin property province quality range rate sect section selection set source species sphere standing status stripe suit temperament value variety

Antonyms

STRONG

effect end result whole

NOUN

societal group, background

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circle club company degree family grade league place position

STRONG

ancestry birth bourgeoisie breed caliber caste clan clique condition connection coterie derivation descent estate extraction genealogy hierarchy influence intelligentsia lineage moiety nobility origin pedigree pigeonhole prestige quality sect source sphere standing state station status stock strain stratum tier title

WEAK

cultural level pecking order social rank the right stuff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unemployment

STRONG

conclusion consequence death effect end outgrowth result

NOUN

group in school

Synonyms

STRONGEST

course division grade room seminar session study subject

STRONG

academy colloquium form homeroom line recitation section seminary subdivision

WEAK

course of study lecture group quiz group round table study group

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

VERB

categorize

Synonyms

STRONG

account allot appraise assess assign assort brand classify codify consider designate divide evaluate gauge grade group hold identify judge mark part pigeonhole rank rate reckon regard score separate

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon combine connect disbelieve disorganize disregard ignore join keep neglect retain scatter unite

Example Sentences

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Most of the roughly 21,000 third-graders who attended summer classes last year were required to by the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Most summer classes also tend to follow federal holiday schedules, so they are also likely closed, but check with your school or school district to be sure.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Bonda was volunteering at art classes set up by French expat Bernard Brunon and his American expat wife Nancy Ganucheau.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

And in this strict social classification - known as songbun – the jjaepo belong to the "wavering class", somewhere between the core and hostile classes.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

It changed when we started Year Eight last month and were put in different sets for some of our classes.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler