Class
Class noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: a new class of wireless devices that could be used for Internet access as well as personal communication
Description is a synonym for class in kind topic. In some cases you can use "Description" instead a noun "Class", when it comes to topics like characterisitc.
Description
Description noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Usage example: fixes small appliances and other things of that description
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Synonyms for Description
Class is a synonym for description in kind topic. You can use "Class" instead a noun "Description", if it concerns topics such as sort, characterisitc.
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The description makes it sound like the outfits change as the game progresses as a sort of New Game+ bonus, but it's actually supposed to say that the costume will override whatever class outfit the character would be wearing.
Source: Video Game / Bravely Default -
Instead of awkwardly avoiding pronouns or always using one gender or the other, each class has an example character, and the classes description uses pronouns that reference them.
- The main class of battleship for the TSA is a nearly word-for-word description of Halcyon-class cruisers from Halo.
Source: Fan Fic / Tyrant Kings
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Description and Class. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/class/description
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Description or Class. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/class/description.
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