RANGED Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

ranged

verb

past tense of range

as in classified

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

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as in roamed

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

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as in varied

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

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as in arranged

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

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Recent Examples of ranged The conversation ranged from Nolan’s decision to make Polyphemus (the Cyclops that Matt Damon’s Odysseus stabs in the eye) nonverbal to the film’s depiction of language itself. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 18 July 2026 The SpaceX offering featured twenty-three banks, a crew that ranged from the aforementioned giants to asset managers Bernstein and Mirae of South Korea. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Brewers second baseman Brice Turang ranged far to his right to take a hit and an RBI away from Kyle Stowers to end the fourth. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 The pieces ranged in size from a few inches to as long as six feet. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 His cases have ranged from terrorism and espionage cases to security fraud and public corruption. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Clement ranged to his right on a grounder from Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Their expenses from that account ranged from gas, groceries and parking fees to vacations in Rome and purchases at Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton stores in Spain, according to the Herald’s review. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Among the 142 former players, made up of 126 men and 16 women who ranged in age from 30 to 60, researchers did not find significant impacts on cognition, which includes skills like memory and attention, Lynch said. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

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In turn, this will help guide conservation efforts for this species, which is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature—one step up from endangered.

— Douglas Main, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Tax preparers are classified as financial institutions under federal law and are required to evaluate the security practices of their vendors and their environments.

— Jatin Narang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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Coyotes, the true American canine, have roamed this continent for more than 2 million years and were venerated by many of those same Indigenous peoples who once made camp in Big Sky.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
The plant-eating giant, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is believed to have roamed what is now northeast Thailand around 130 million years ago.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 13 July 2026

Definition of roamed

Verb

The training kept his arm strong throughout his rehab with a plan that varied his throwing in a walking boot, after the bone had healed.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
That number varied modestly from the 1980s through the early 2000s, owing in no small part to a waning interest in socialism generally.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Definition of varied

Verb

Common decor items can become easily turn into visual clutter when not arranged with care.

— Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
These icons—including symbols associated with hygiene, nature, science, sustainability, food, and culture—are arranged to form a large letter U, echoing the original corporate logo while also reflecting the company’s commitment to diversity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026

Definition of arranged

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Now, Manchester attracts more overseas investment than any British city outside London and is ranked among Europe’s top 15 cities for investment, according to EY and Invest Manchester, a regional agency.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
But a little more than a year later, the Argentine hot spot that was ranked on Latin America’s 50 Best restaurant list has abruptly closed.

— Connie Ogle July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of ranked

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But on a shady patch under a sprawling river birch, ten teens who had wandered over from Stuyvesant High School assemble themselves into breakout groups to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s recently released housing proposal.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026
The three wandered downtown Culver City, seemingly unsure of where to go.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of wandered

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Curator Nadine Hounkpatin, who organized the wider exhibition at Arles in which Phan’s images appear, has said that the body of work illustrates the kind of deeper truth-telling photography can do.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Former Baltimore Ravens cornerback Kyle Arrington, who is now a community activist in Maryland, spent nearly two decades with every hour of his day organized around football.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of organized

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The names are intermixed rather than grouped geographically, suggesting the indivisibility of Greater Hungary despite modern borders.

— Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
El Salvador has made this form of collective trials possible under a July 2023 reform of its criminal code, which allows for those detained under the state of emergency to be grouped according to their gangs or territories.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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