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- [klas-uh-fahyd]
- /ˈklæs əˌfaɪd/
- /ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klas-uh-fahyd]
- /ˈklæs əˌfaɪd/
Definitions of classified word
- adjective classified Classified information or documents are officially secret. 3
- adjective classified arranged according to some system of classification 3
- adjective classified (of information) not available to people outside a restricted group, esp for reasons of national security 3
- adjective classified (of information) closely concealed or secret 3
- adjective classified (of advertisements in newspapers, etc) arranged according to type 3
- adjective classified (of newspapers) containing sports results, esp football results 3
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Origin of classified
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; 1940-45 for def 3; classify + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Classified
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
classified popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
classified usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for classified
adj classified
- restricted — confined; limited.
- confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- private — privacy
noun classified
- top-secret — bearing the classification top-secret, the highest level of classified information.
- in secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
adjective classified
- hush-hush — highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
- off the record — making or affording a record.
Antonyms for classified
adj classified
- unconcealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
adjective classified
- misclassified — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
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