Synonyms of ranging

ranging 1 of 2

adjective

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place

a ranging bear has been spotted at bird feeders in different parts of town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nomadic
• nomad
• roaming
• wandering
• ambulatory
• roving
• on the move
• itinerant
• peripatetic
• migrant
• ambulant
• peregrine
• galavanting
• vagrant
• wayfaring
• walking
• migratory
• errant
• gallivanting
• fugitive
• perambulatory
• drifting
• vagabond
• rambling
• meandering
• sauntering
• footloose
• traipsing
• strolling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• static
• stationary
• standing
• settled
• still
• immobile
• motionless
• nonmoving

ranging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of range

1

as in classifying

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

• classifying
• ranking
• distinguishing
• grouping
• separating
• relegating
• distributing
• typing
• sorting
• grading
• categorizing
• placing
• identifying
• listing
• organizing
• classing
• filing
• assorting
• recognizing
• pegging
• codifying
• digesting
• compartmentalizing
• referring
• compartmenting
• ordering
• breaking down
• culling
• cataloging
• disposing
• arraying
• cataloguing
• alphabetizing
• systematizing
• marshalling
• indexing
• sifting
• drawing up
• marshaling
• shelving
• winnowing
• clustering
• screening
• sieving
• regrouping
• setting
• clumping
• pigeonholing
• reclassifying
• colligating
• subcategorizing
• recategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scrambling
• mixing (up)
• lumping
• jumbling
• confusing
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• mistyping
• missorting
• mis-sorting

2

as in wandering

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

• wandering
• roaming
• drifting
• strolling
• cruising
• floating
• roving
• meandering
• knocking (about)
• gallivanting
• traipsing
• rambling
• batting
• gadding (about)
• galavanting
• sauntering
• ambling
• mooching
• kicking around
• maundering
• straying
• straggling
• dawdling
• tramping
• moping
• milling (about or around)
• vagabonding
• gypsying
• hoboing

3

as in varying

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

• varying
• going
• running
• alternating
• reaching
• moving
• shifting
• fluctuating
• changing
• extending
• sweeping
• stretching
• mutating

4

as in arranging

to put into a particular arrangement

chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• arranging
• organizing
• ordering
• disposing
• arraying
• codifying
• laying out
• marshalling
• systematizing
• marshaling
• drawing up
• placing
• grooming
• displaying
• aligning
• filing
• making up
• lining
• straightening (up)
• sequencing
• setting
• alining
• queueing
• prioritizing
• tidying (up)
• cueing
• queuing
• cuing
• setting out
• lining up
• mapping (out)
• sprucing (up)
• alphabetizing
• hierarchizing
• emplacing
• unscrambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upsetting
• messing (up)
• deranging
• disarranging
• disordering
• mussing (up)
• rumpling
• disarraying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ranging

Verb

Just below that is a donation option, with amounts ranging from $25 to as much as $100,000. —Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2025

The judge has sentenced four other defendants in the case to prison terms ranging from five years to just under 12 years. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

With options ranging from breakfast scones to showstopping cakes, Publix has every fall craving covered. —Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025

Hadid said the launch collection will offer a variety of price points, ranging from $88 to $11,000 for a leather jacket lined with linen. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025

How to cruise in Patagonia Expedition cruise lines offer Patagonia itineraries ranging from five to 17 days in length, sailing between various port cities across Chile and Argentina, from Santiago to Ushuaia. —Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025

The company's portfolio includes solid rocket motors (SRMs) ranging from 2 inches to 22 inches in diameter for missiles like the Stinger, Javelin, and air-defense interceptors. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025

This support has contributed to advances ranging from psychosocial therapies for depression to surgical methods for liver transplants that do not fit neatly into market priorities, unlike drugs or devices. —Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025

Individual year-over-year market values varied greatly, ranging from an over 16% increase one year to an under 1% increase another. —Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025