RANGES Synonyms: 246 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of range

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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as in stoves

an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it the high-end appliances include a professional-quality gas range

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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

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ranges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of range

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

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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

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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

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as in classifies

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

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Recent Examples of ranges

Noun

The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026 Time-to-target ranges between 15 and 20 minutes at maximum distance. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026 The standard pass ranges from $15 to $25, depending on your method of transportation, and can be used for seven days in both districts. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 Before the war, JINSA estimated Iran’s arsenal to be between 8,000 to 10,000 ballistic missiles of various ranges. —

Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 Military police are often the only armed personnel on base, outside of shooting ranges, hunting areas or in training, where soldiers can wield their service weapons without ammunition. —

CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 With a hardiness from zones 5a to 9b, there are plenty of temperature ranges that can handle the dogwood in the landscape. —

Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 While there’s no single number everyone should shoot for, there are general ranges that can serve as helpful benchmarks. —

Christa Sgobba, Health, 3 Apr. 2026 Military police are often the only armed personnel on base, outside of shooting ranges, hunting areas or in training, where soldiers can wield their service weapons without ammunition. —

ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026

Verb

After hours, food can be ordered in-room, and ranges from quiches to terrines to comforting stews. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026 The music on the Daryl Groetsch Bandcamp page ranges from the remarkably subtle and stirring (Home Again, the first in the series) to the purely functional (the long-form sleep aid Blotted). —

Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026 The sensor ranges from a base ISO 160 light sensitivity up through ISO 12800 in its native range and has three out-of-the-box Auto ISO settings (ISO 160-800, ISO 160-3200, ISO 160-12800), all of which offer configurable default and maximum values. —

Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 According to an analysis from the College Board, the total sticker prices ranges from $30,990 for in-state students attending a public four-year school, to $50,920 for out-of-state students attending a public four-year school, and a staggering $65,470 for private nonprofit four-year students. —

Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026 The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026 Trucks needed full tanks of diesel but gas tanks of small generators and mess section field ranges had to be purged with nitrogen. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 Most years, the amount ranges between 200,000 and 300,000 cubic yards, which roughly equals up to 20 dump-truck loads. —

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 These ranges closely match the wavelengths most readily absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, a key enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain that contributes to the formation of the cellular fuel known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). —

Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranges

Noun

Take a drive through South Carolina's horse country, cruising through rolling horse pastures hemmed by white farm fences, then head back downtown and refuel at The Hare & Hound Pub for hearty American fare.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
At its heart is a magnificent wooden lodge—the second-largest west of the Mississippi—with a sprawling wraparound deck overlooking horse pastures and corrals.

— Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026