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Synonyms and antonyms of Categories and types in British Thesaurus

Categories and types

ontology (noun)

computing a description or model of the parts and connections that make up a particular field of knowledge or practice

type (noun)

a group of people or things with similar qualities or features that make them different from other groups

category (noun)

a group of people or things that have similar qualities

kind (noun)

a type of person or thing

sort (noun)

a group of people or things with the same qualities or features

variety (noun)

a type of thing

classification (noun)

a group into which someone or something is put because of the features that they have

grouping (noun)

a set of people or things that are considered as a group

taxonomy (noun)

a system for organizing similar things into groups

bracket (noun)

one of the groups that people or things are divided into, according to a feature such as income

brand (noun)

a particular type of something

breed (noun)

a particular type of person or thing

cast (noun)

British a particular type of something, especially someone’s mind, face, or features

Class A/B/C etc ()

used for showing which group something belongs to, according to how much of a particular quality or feature it has

cross section (noun)

a group that contains an example of all or most types of people or things

form (noun)

a type of something

gallery (noun)

a group of similar people or things

group (noun)

a set of people, animals, or things that are considered together because they are similar in some way: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

group (noun)

one of the sets that a large number of people or things is divided into: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

job (noun)

spoken something of a particular type

kind (noun)

formal all the people who are similar to a person, for example because they come from the same social class

league (noun)

a group of people or things that are similar in their quality, skills, or achievements

lone (adjective)

single, or only

lot (noun)

British a group or set of people or things

member (noun)

a plant or animal that belongs to a particular group of plants or animals

monopoly (noun)

something that only one person or group of people has

nature (noun)

a particular type or class of thing

none but ()

only

nothing but ()

only

of its/that/their ilk ()

of its/that/their particular type or kind

order (noun)

formal a particular type or quality

persuasion (noun)

humorous a particular type of person or thing

phenotype (noun)

the qualities or features of a living thing that are the result of the way that its genes and the environment have affected each other

progression (noun)

a series of things

rubric (noun)

formal the name of a particular group or section of something

shade (noun)

a slightly different form or type of something

single (adjective)

only one

sole (adjective)

the sole person or thing is the only one of a particular type

someone’s kind of ()

the type of person or thing that someone likes

stamp (noun)

literary a particular type of person or thing

succession (noun)

a series of people or things of the same type

typology (noun)

formal a system for arranging things in groups, or the use of such a system

unitary (adjective)

formal relating to or existing as a single thing