underclassify

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verb

To classify insufficiently

Opposite
overclassify
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Meanings

verbunderclassify (third-person singular simple present underclassifies, present participle underclassifying, simple past and past participle underclassified)

present singular third person underclassifies · participle present underclassifying · participle past underclassified · past underclassified

  1. To classify insufficiently

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overclassify

Origin

From under- + classify.

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Cite this entry
APA

underclassify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underclassify

MLA

“underclassify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underclassify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underclassify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underclassify.

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