range

range

verb

Definition of RANGE

1

to arrange or assign according to type <the campers were ranged in patrols, each patrol consisting of girls in a certain age group>

Synonyms assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type

Related Words array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorize

Near Antonyms confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistype

2

to move about from place to place aimlessly <she let her dog off the leash and whistled for him every now and then to make sure he didn't range out of hearing>

Synonyms bat, cruise, drift, float, gad (about), gallivant (also galavant), kick around, knock (about), maunder, meander, mooch, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse

Related Words amble, saunter, stroll; dawdle, mope; gypsy, hobo, tramp, vagabond; mill (about or around); straggle, stray

3

to occur within a continuous range of variation <the color of Florida grapefruit can range anywhere from pale pink to ruby red>

Synonyms go, range, vary

Related Words alternate, fluctuate, move, shift; change, mutate; extend, reach, stretch, sweep

4

to put into a particular arrangement <chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room>

Synonyms arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, lay out, marshal (also marshall), organize, range, systematize

Related Words groom, make up, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up); unscramble; align (also aline), cue, line, line up, queue; alphabetize, file, hierarchize, prioritize, sequence; emplace, place, set; display, map (out), set out

Antonyms derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, mess (up), muss (up), rumple, upset