TYPES Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

types 1 of 2

noun

plural of type

as in kinds

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common what type of people do you generally hang out with?

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Relevance

as in categories

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic a music store that has a good selection of all types of music, not just pop, rock, and rap

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types

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of type

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type type the birds by geographical range

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Noun

Those types of branches offer financial literacy programs and resources to residents. — Chase Jordan july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 Franchise types range from most any kind of niche food service to auto dealerships, upcycled clothing, hotels, private mail facilities, disaster remediation and preventative healthcare, to name a few. — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The law enforcement types behind it would like the state to provide them with enough cash to build a treatment system. — Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 For people who don’t eat fish regularly, some fortified foods—including certain types of milk, fruit purees, and fruit snacks—can also help increase intake, McIntyre said. — Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 31 July 2026 Although the White House stopped providing Ukraine with many types of assistance, the United States has continued to supply vital intelligence to Kyiv and enforce sanctions against Russia. — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026 The resident, who asked not to be identified, said that crime and other types of violence in the area have become increasingly common since the COVID-19 pandemic. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026 First off, there are two main types of yaks in Tibet – and the cloning project has different goals for them. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Aurora’s self-driving system, known as the Aurora Driver, is designed to operate different types of vehicles, including freight trucks and passenger vehicles. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Verb

Velin then types in the make and the color of the vehicle and prints the paper ticket on a portable printer. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026 Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026 Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026

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Noun

That splits the danger premium into two kinds, and telling them apart is the single most useful skill in this environment.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Those near-misses inspired me to expand the mission to frozen cocktails of all kinds.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Definition of kinds

Noun

Rooms There are 187 airy, loft-style, soundproofed suites spread across 10 categories, from the entry-level premium room to the sprawling gran suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
The Bayou State was ranked last for crime and corrections and scored low in the economy and natural environment categories.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of categories

Verb

The research classifies only a portion of the domains as campaign-style addresses.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of classifies

Noun

His Cedar Island Drive house is on a corner lot of sorts, which throws a bow right at I-285.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Researchers often use the Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire, a 19-item survey that sorts respondents into five buckets, from definitely morning to definitely evening.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of sorts

Noun

The festival will bring more than 170 artists onstage across four days and across multiple genres including pop, rock, hip-hop, EDM, country, K-pop and indie.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 30 July 2026
The series premiering on Starz is, more than anything else, blandly familiar, mining all the tropes of several popular genres without finding anything distinctive in the combination.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of genres

Verb

Milton-Jones ranks third in franchise history in blocks (245) and fourth in points (4,018), field goals (1,509), rebounds (1,882), steals (440) and minutes (10,384).

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
On a per-match basis, Houlihan Lokey noted, only the NFL ranks ahead of the IPL globally.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 July 2026

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