classified ad

noun

classified advertisement

Meanings

nounclassified ad (plural classified ads)

plural classified ads

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type

Broader
newspaper adnewspaper advertisement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

classified ad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classified%20ad

MLA

“classified ad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classified%20ad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classified ad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classified%20ad.

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