Synonyms of ranges

ranges 1 of 2

noun

plural of range

1

as in pastures

open land over which livestock may roam and feed

knew exactly how many head of cattle were turned out on the range that morning to graze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pastures
• ranches
• yards
• prairies
• pasturages
• leas
• steppes
• grasslands
• stations
• pampas
• savannas
• stockyards
• feedlots

2

as in scopes

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends

didn't know she had such a wide range of knowledge until I talked to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scopes
• realms
• extents
• confines
• widths
• dimensions
• amplitudes
• reaches
• sweeps
• compasses
• breadths
• elements
• circles
• ambits
• spectra
• domains
• regions
• specialties
• provinces
• spheres
• disciplines
• departments
• fields
• gamuts
• frontiers
• spreads
• terrains
• horizons
• fiefs
• panoramas
• bailiwicks
• fiefdoms
• demesnes

3

as in scales

the distance or extent between possible extremes

an actor who can go through the full range of emotion, from joy to sorrow, in mere minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scales
• widths
• spectra
• scopes
• stretches
• spreads
• dimensions
• gamuts
• measures
• extents
• diapasons
• realms
• pitches
• amplitudes
• reaches
• sweeps
• compasses
• ambits

4

as in walks

a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure

they were stopped by security personnel while taking an innocent range through the palace grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walks
• strolls
• trips
• wanders
• rambles
• perambulations
• tours
• hikes
• excursions
• constitutionals
• expeditions
• turns
• treks
• travels
• parades
• ambles
• marches
• traverses
• promenades
• saunters
• traversals
• outings
• peregrinations
• jaunts
• tramps
• sallies
• spins
• progresses
• safaris
• paseos
• pilgrimages
• junkets
• walkabouts
• traipses
• sashays

5

as in lines

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

from the air, the mountain range stretched as far as we could see in both directions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lines
• columns
• queues
• files
• strings
• trains
• rows
• cues
• ranks
• chains
• sequences
• tiers
• arrays
• echelons
• progressions
• successions

6

as in stoves

an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it

the high-end appliances include a professional-quality gas range

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stoves
• ovens
• microwaves
• cookers
• broilers
• toasters
• cookstoves
• roasters
• fryers
• microwave ovens
• rotisseries
• toaster ovens

7

as in habitats

the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found

the American robin's winter range has steadily extended farther and farther north

Synonyms & Similar Words

• habitats
• homes
• territories
• elements
• environments
• localities
• niches
• settings
• surroundings
• environs
• neighborhoods
• haunts
• milieus
• mediums

ranges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of range

1

as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type

the campers were ranged in patrols, each patrol consisting of girls in a certain age group

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranks
• types
• classifies
• groups
• grades
• sorts
• distinguishes
• classes
• places
• lists
• separates
• relegates
• categorizes
• distributes
• files
• identifies
• pegs
• digests
• recognizes
• compartments
• orders
• organizes
• codifies
• breaks down
• assorts
• catalogs
• compartmentalizes
• indexes
• refers
• arrays
• shelves
• systematizes
• culls
• alphabetizes
• disposes
• clumps
• draws up
• clusters
• marshals
• sets
• screens
• reclassifies
• pigeonholes
• winnows
• sifts
• regroups
• sieves
• colligates
• recategorizes
• subcategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• lumps
• mixes (up)
• jumbles
• scrambles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

2

as in roams

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 & Similar Words

• roams
• wanders
• drifts
• cruises
• strolls
• floats
• meanders
• knocks (about)
• roves
• rambles
• traipses
• bats
• gads (about)
• maunders
• gallivants
• mooches
• saunters
• ambles
• mills (about or around)
• kicks around
• strays
• straggles
• dawdles
• vagabonds
• tramps
• mopes
• hobos

3

as in varies

to occur within a continuous range of variation

the color of Florida grapefruit can range anywhere from pale pink to ruby red

Synonyms & Similar Words

• varies
• goes
• runs
• reaches
• shifts
• changes
• moves
• fluctuates
• alternates
• extends
• stretches
• sweeps
• mutates

4

as in classifies

to put into a particular arrangement

chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• orders
• arranges
• organizes
• arrays
• lays out
• places
• systematizes
• lines
• disposes
• draws up
• codifies
• displays
• marshals
• grooms
• sequences
• files
• sets
• aligns
• cues
• straightens (up)
• sets out
• maps (out)
• makes up
• queues
• prioritizes
• lines up
• tidies (up)
• spruces (up)
• hierarchizes
• unscrambles
• alphabetizes
• emplaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• upsets
• deranges
• disarranges
• messes (up)
• rumples
• disarrays
• musses (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ranges

Noun

What emerges is a picture of migratory birds that is both more complicated and more remarkable than the simple arrows pointing between breeding and wintering ranges on a map. — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Her shoe wardrobe ranges from classic block-heel ballerinas to whimsical dainty sandals adorned with lemons. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Apple has officially unveiled its $299 HomeView hub to compete with Amazon and Google's smart display ranges, offering smart home controls, Apple Intelligence, and easy access to Siri. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

The Sentinel-2 pair observe and capture imagery of our planet in different wavelengths using a high-resolution multispectral imager that can see 13 different spectral bands, or ranges of wavelengths. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

SoFi rate ranges are current as of 9/3/2026 and are subject to change at any time. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

The geographic spread ranges from Australia to South Africa, India to Mexico, South Korea to Spain, Brazil to Greece, and beyond. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Then again, Samantha’s age in the text effectively kicks her out of acceptable ranges for a YA novel, which typically features main characters between twelve and eighteen years old. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Additionally, Hall-effect switches have various magnetic flux ranges, usually measured in Gauss, that indicate the minimum and maximum magnetic field strength the switch supports. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

Room to room, lighting ranges from Jasper Morrison floor lamps to a Fortuny pendant, while antique vessels by Christofle, Tiffany Studios, and Joseff Hoffman mingle with King’s own designs for Zara Home or Audo Copenhagen. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

The produce ranges from pomegranates to pineapples, spinach to Swiss chard. — Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

The all-suite property ranges from £1,200 to £24,000 ($1,600 to $32,000) per night and opened its doors back in September. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

From a buttery pan sauce poured over a steak to a light and creamy hollandaise atop roasted vegetables, the category of sauce ranges far and wide. — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026

The source of the conflict ranges from elements of gun culture identity to the technical characteristics of these weapons. — Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Board president is the only citywide seat, and the role wields outsized power for the 21-member body by setting the board agenda, which ranges from routine contracts to the district’s billion-dollar budget. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

The percentage of families who want formal childcare at age 2 ranges from less than one-third of parents in East New York (School District 19) to just short of two-thirds of parents in Park Slope (School District 15), analysts found. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

The ultimate definition, fixed into all eternity, of the adequate price for a book comes from Joseph Caspar Witsch who on the longlist of legendary publishers ranges straight after Ledig-Rowohlt. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026