classified

adjective

  1. 1

    Sorted into classes or categories

  2. 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.

    We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.
  3. 3

    Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.

verb

  1. 1

    To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize

    Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?
  2. 2

    To declare something a secret, especially a government secret

    They decided to classify that information.

Antonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.

    He ran a classified for the tools he wanted to sell.

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