CATEGORIZED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

categorized

verb

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past tense of categorize

as in classified

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

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Recent Examples of categorized The Western musical tradition is mostly sidelined in favor of kuduro, gqom, batida, and sounds too free of familiar musical idioms to be easily categorized. —

Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026 It should have been categorized as a suspicious death and treated as such. —

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 Governments still may fly flags that are not categorized as religious, political or ideological. —

Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026 Much of the northwest corner of the state was categorized as in exceptional drought — the most severe category used by the monitor. —

Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026 The Connecticut Invasive Plant Council maintains an official state list of which plants have been categorized as invasive since 2004. —

Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026 As the art landscape shifts, Berry says more textile art is being represented in public and commercial galleries, adding that Adams’ goal is for textile art to be fully recognized as fine art, without needing to be set apart or categorized differently. —

Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026 The National Weather Service categorized the tornado as an EF-1 with winds up to 105 miles per hour in Springtown and areas that surround it across Parker County. —

Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026 Critics express doubts Some health experts have suggested that legalization in the states has led to stronger and stronger cannabis products, which need to be researched rather than categorized less strictly than before. —

Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

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Rail freight, a faster and cheaper alternative, was blocked after Zheng’s smart helmets were classified as sensitive dual-use goods, given the active conflict zones along the route.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Uber’s last big ballot fight, on which together with Lyft the company spent $200 million, was a successful campaign to pass a measure that kept gig workers classified as independent contractors, not full-time employees.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026