adj
Meaning 1
Sorted into classes or categories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
classified
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I won't say who I'm going to the prom with; that's classified.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- He ran a classified for the tools he wanted to sell.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of classify
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- Make sure all the field observations are classified by species.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 6
arranged into classes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unclassified
adjective
Meaning 7
official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- thousands of classified documents have now been declassified
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unclassified
noun
Meaning 8
a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: classified ad, classified advertisement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: newspaper ad, newspaper advertisement
Narrower terms: want ad
History
Etymology
From classify + -ed.
From classified advertisement, by shortening.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: διαβαθισμένος (diavathisménos) — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Polish: niejawny — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Polish: zastrzeżony — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Portuguese: confidencial — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Portuguese: sigiloso — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Portuguese: secreto — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Spanish: confidencial — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Spanish: secreto — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Swedish: hemligstämplad — formally assigned to a level of sensitivity
- Hindi: गोपनीय (gopnīya) — not meant to be disclosed
- Italian: riservato — not meant to be disclosed
- Italian: segreto — not meant to be disclosed
- Italian: confidenziale — not meant to be disclosed
- Polish: tajny — not meant to be disclosed
- Polish: poufny — not meant to be disclosed
- Portuguese: confidencial — not meant to be disclosed
- Portuguese: secreto — not meant to be disclosed
- Spanish: confidencial — not meant to be disclosed
- Spanish: secreto — not meant to be disclosed
- Ukrainian: тає́мний (tajémnyj) — not meant to be disclosed
- Ukrainian: секре́тний (sekrétnyj) — not meant to be disclosed
Real reading context