CLASSIFIES Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

classifies

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present tense third-person singular of classify

as in ranks

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

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as in organizes

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

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Recent Examples of classifies The Controlled Substances Act classifies drugs from Schedule I to Schedule V based on their potential for abuse, addictiveness and medical use. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026 Armstrong reported the directive explicitly classifies the approval of municipal ordinances as nonpartisan political activity — a category the directive does not prohibit military members from engaging in. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 The agency oversees supplements according to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which classifies the products as food rather than as drugs and largely allows the marketing to be left up to the companies. —

Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 6 May 2026 The World Wildlife Fund classifies white rhinos as near threatened due to poaching. —

Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 The American Cancer Society has also expanded its guidelines and no longer automatically classifies someone who quit smoking more than 15 years ago as low-risk. —

Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Globally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature also classifies polar bears as vulnerable. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 The agency classifies it as a superfund site, meaning the area may be contaminated with hazardous materials. —

Mark Prussin, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building. —

Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026

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Flint, Michigan, once closely linked with the auto industry, ranks as the nation's most affordable real estate market, according to a new analysis from WalletHub.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Colombia ranks second, offering a mix of lively cities and a relatively low cost of living.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026