Meanings
noundeclassification (countable and uncountable, plural declassifications)
plural declassifications
- countableuncountableThe process of declassifying.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounreduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
Opposite
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishclassification
- Englishdeclassification
From de- + classification.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish salaisuusluokituksen poistaminen
- salaisuusluokituksen poistaminenthe process of declassifying; lifting restrictions on
Russian рассекре́чивание
- рассекре́чивание (rassekréčivanije)the process of declassifying; lifting restrictions on
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with declassification
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
declassification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declassification
MLA
“declassification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declassification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declassification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declassification.
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