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classifies

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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Foro Penal said that, as of 20 April, 473 people it classifies as political prisoners had been released, while more than 500 are thought to remain incarcerated.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

For some owners, the reckoning comes gradually—an animal that no longer fits through a dog door, a fence that needs reinforcing, a zoning notice from a town that classifies pigs as livestock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Ukraine classifies its ports as strategically important infrastructure, limiting access to them.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts pressed counsel on whether a sex-based classification in sports necessarily classifies based on transgender status.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

In Plato’s allegory of the metals, the philosopher classifies men into groups of gold, silver, and lead.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela