classify
To sort things into groups that are alike.
classify in a sentence
- We had to classify the leaves by shape and then by colour.
- Librarians classify books so that readers can find them again.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to classify?
- Asort
- Bmix
- Cmuddle
- Dscatter
Show the answer
A: sort. The other three mean the opposite of classify.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to classify?
- Aarrange
- Bsort
- Cscatter
- Dgroup
Show the answer
C: scatter. The other three mean nearly the same as classify.
Words that mean something similar
sort, group, arrange
Words that mean the opposite
scatter, mix, muddle
More words about thinking & learning
- competent: Able to do something well enough.
- complex: Made of many parts, and hard to understand or work out.
- comprehend: To fully understand something.
- concoct: To make something by mixing things, or to invent a story or plan.
- conscious: Awake, and aware of what is happening around you.
- contrary: Completely opposite to something else.
- crucial: Extremely important; something everything else depends on.
- cryptic: Having a hidden meaning that is hard to work out.
More words to explore
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