Synonyms for class

Synonyms for (noun) class

Synonyms: course, course of instruction, course of study, class

Definition: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

Usage: he took a course in basket weaving; flirting is not unknown in college classes

Similar words: teaching, instruction, pedagogy, didactics, education, educational activity

Definition: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

Usage: he received no formal education; our instruction was carefully programmed; good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded


Synonyms: class

Definition: elegance in dress or behavior

Usage: she has a lot of class

Similar words: elegance

Definition: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

Usage: she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility


Synonyms: social class, socio-economic class, class, stratum

Definition: people having the same social, economic, or educational status

Usage: the working class; an emerging professional class

Similar words: people

Definition: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

Usage: old people; there were at least 200 people in the audience


Synonyms: class, category, family

Definition: a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Usage: there are two classes of detergents

Similar words: aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection

Definition: several things grouped together or considered as a whole


Synonyms: class

Definition: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

Similar words: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group

Definition: animal or plant group having natural relations


Synonyms: course, class, grade, form

Definition: a body of students who are taught together

Usage: early morning classes are always sleepy

Similar words: gathering, assemblage

Definition: a group of persons together in one place


Synonyms: class, year

Definition: a body of students who graduate together

Usage: the class of '97; she was in my year at Hoehandle High

Similar words: gathering, assemblage

Definition: a group of persons together in one place


Synonyms: division, class

Definition: a league ranked by quality

Usage: he played baseball in class D for two years; Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA

Similar words: league, conference

Definition: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members


Synonyms for (verb) class

Synonyms: class, classify, assort, separate, sort, sort out

Definition: arrange or order by classes or categories

Usage: How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?

Similar words: categorise, categorize

Definition: place into or assign to a category

Usage: Children learn early on to categorize


Visual thesaurus for class