Synonyms for categorization
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Classification — the process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes
2. Compartmentalization
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
- n. 2
A group of things arranged by category.
Related words
- Word family
- categorically categorize category
- Other spellings
- categorisation UK
Forms
- Plural
- categorizations → classifications, sortings, typings, compartmentalizations…
Example sentences
- classification Ziri doesn't fit that classification.
- typing My neck hurts from typing on the computer all day.
- sorting I spent several days sorting through her papers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| categorization | rising | |
| classification | falling | |
| typing | steady | |
| sorting | steady | |
| compartmentalization | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- typing2
- 7 letters
- sorting2
- 10 letters
- assortment3
- 14 letters
- classification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (typing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- catégorisation