Synonyms for

Classifying

Verb / ˈklæsʌˌfaɪɪŋ / Another word for classifying — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To arrange or group things based on their similarities or characteristics.

Synonyms & similar words

class sortout relegate separate classify sort declassify assort categorizing organizing arranging sorting grouping cataloging systematizing tabulating indexing codifying labeling grading ranking filing separating dividing distinguishing identifying listing assigning

Example sentences

  1. The librarian is classifying the books by genre.
  2. Scientists classify animals based on their physical characteristics.
  3. The teacher is classifying the shapes by their number of sides.
  4. I am classifying my clothes by color.
  5. The restaurant is classifying the menu items by price.

Quotes

  • Classification is the art of arranging things in due proportions, as the Greeks contrived their temples symmetrically to the principles of their orders. - Vitruvius
  • The whole art of classification and ordering consists in finding out the likenesses among things. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Classification is simply a method by which complicated phenomena or sets of data can be made easier to understand. - Edward O. Wilson

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