Synonyms for classification
ˌklæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃənclas·si·fi·ca·tion

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1. classification

   Synonyms:
   order, species, nature, character, cast, stamp, group, kind, section, sect, category, assortment, designation, description, genus

   Antonyms:
   individuality, speciality, isolation, alienation, division, distinction, singularity, exclusion, heterogenity

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1. categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortmentnoun

   the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

   Synonyms:
   smorgasbord, salmagundi, mixed bag, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, motley, sorting, miscellanea, miscellany, potpourri, variety, assortment, mixture, compartmentalization

   Antonyms:
   declassification

2. classification, categorization, categorisationnoun

   a group of people or things arranged by class or category

   Synonyms:
   compartmentalization, assortment, compartmentalisation, sorting, categorization, categorisation

   Antonyms:
   declassification

3. classification, categorization, categorisation, sortingnoun

   the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

   Synonyms:
   categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, sorting, sort, assortment, compartmentalization

   Antonyms:
   declassification

4. classificationnoun

   restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

   Synonyms:
   compartmentalization, assortment, compartmentalisation, sorting, categorization, categorisation

   Antonyms:
   declassification

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1. classificationnoun

   Synonyms:
   arrangement, disposition, distribution, grouping, reducing to order

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1. classificationnoun

   Synonyms:
   disposition, grouping, taxonomy

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1. List of paraphrases for "classification":

   ranking, reclassified, grading, classifying, classifications, categorization, rankings, rating, categorisation, sort, nomenclature, sorting, classify, classified, filing, rank, reclassification, qualification, ipc, categorizing, classif, typology

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1. Van Deusen:

   Both of those, if theyre positive, leadto what is called a probable case. So its not a laboratory-confirmed, but its a probable case and its just a different classification.

2. Bradley Podliska:

   I was accused of a security violation along with several other people, when I asked him,' Hey, what here is classified, what classification manual did you use ?' he said,' I didn't use a classification manual.' I said,' Well, honestly ? Like you could have gotten that information from Wikipedia that I put in there. How is this classified ?' And he -- he backed down. He said,' Look, it's not classified, it's just sensitive information.' And I left it at that. And the next thing I know I was being charged with it for a security violation.

3. Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah:

   We are against the absolute classification of groups. What is more important is to understand the logic behind why these groups took up arms, their aims and motives.

4. David Nevin:

   It's not clear what all the rules are, the government refuses to give us classification guidance.

5. Bob Bauer:

   At the outset of this matter, the President directed his personal attorneys to fully cooperate with the Department of Justice, accordingly, having previously identified and reported to DOJ a small number of documents with classification markings at the President’s Wilmington home, and in the interest of moving the process forward as expeditiously as possible, we offered to provide prompt access to his home to allow DOJ to conduct a search of the entire premises for potential vice-presidential records and potential classified material.