RANKED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

ranked

verb

past tense of rank

as in was

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes my favorite pitcher ranks first in the league for number of consecutive outs

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Relevance

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type most critics would rank him among our best actors

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Recent Examples of ranked The Wildcats, ranked in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls, are coming off a 22-14 season that took them to the second round of the NCAA tournament. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Florida ranked sixth among all states for credit card debt per capita at $5,050 at the end of 2025, up $210 from a year earlier, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Wide receivers Playing Thursday, Matthew Golden has a short turnaround, but he’s ranked. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Colorado finished the season ranked in the top-25 thanks to a nine-win campaign and even produced the school's second Heisman winner in program history (Travis Hunter). — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 From 1981 to 1983, over his junior and senior seasons at Dunbar, the Poets had a record of 60-0 and were ranked first in the nation by USA Today. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The Raider 16 Max HX B2W ranked either first or second across most of our productivity benchmarks. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 The extermination company Terminix ranked 50 cities in the United States with the worst rodent infestations and Sacramento is on the list. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated October 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Telra Institute, a public charter school in Charlotte, also ranked in the top 20 among local elementary and middle schools. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

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Verb

There was a single massive cheer from the home crowd in the fourth quarter, however.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Unlike other modern culinary festivals, there was no peeking behind the curtain, because, in fact, there is no curtain.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

Malm was traveling to speak at a conference alongside a co-founder of Palestine Action, a direct action group that the UK classified as a terrorist organization last year.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
The city’s staff report nevertheless classified the situation as an emergency, citing the potential for employee exposure and chemical reactions.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of classified

Verb

Acxiom, a major data company, developed a segmentation system called PersonicX that grouped households into lifestyle categories.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Two popular names with deep ties to the Pittsburgh region will be grouped this week at the PGA Tour's event in Bermuda.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouped

Verb

The system uses implanted 3-mm magnets to measure muscle length and movement speed through sensors placed on the skin.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Carefully placed to take full advantage of ocean views but not block them, the buildings seem not so much on the land as embedded within it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of placed

Verb

Garver struggled offensively in Seattle compared with his time in Texas and was relegated to a backup role behind catcher Cal Raleigh.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Instead, he’s often relegated to the role of good-faith interlocutor, trying his best to get to the truth of who Holmes and Evans are, the nature of their relationship, and their motivations for participating in this project.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of relegated

Verb

In the middle of a lukewarm Massachusetts morning, Leonard Miller stood alone, toeing the 3-point arc in the corner of the court at TD Garden.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The ballroom, rising where the East Wing stood until its demolition last October, is being funded largely by private donors, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Lockheed Martin, as Fortune has reported.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

His reporting — first at the Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram, then over 37 years at The Times — distinguished The Times as a national source for baseball coverage.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Sondheim’s implicit possibilities were broad; his explicit rules were narrow, emphasizing scene and storytelling at the expense of the delight in wit and melody that had long distinguished American songs from those of European operetta.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026