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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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 Roos are ranked 16th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll with a 4-1-1 record. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 In the past, Asheville and Great Smoky Mountains National Park have ranked among the nation’s best places for fall travel. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 From 2022 through 2026, FIU signed 44 South Florida prospects who were ranked in the 247Sports Composite. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Kansas City International Airport (MCI) got fourth place, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) was ranked fifth. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 ARTnews ranked it Number 51 on one such list; and The Guardian took it further, crowned it number 1. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Worldwide, Samsung has narrowly reclaimed the lead over Apple by smartphone shipments in the second quarter, while Xiaomi ranked third, according to Counterpoint. — Evelyn Cheng,matthew Tan, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 The bullpen has received plenty of work, including three pitchers ranked in the top 13 in the AL for innings pitched among relievers. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, known as FIRE, ranked 261 colleges across the country based on student surveys, institutional policies and responses to speech controversies. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 11 Sep. 2026

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Verb

There was a time when Florida-Auburn was one of the games that defined the SEC.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
There was a lineup of celebrities and stars who graced these halls, with a guest ledger that features Clark Gable and Bette Davis.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

All ambulance responses in the spreadsheet were classified as Priority 1.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The plaintiffs alleged that some of those classified as especiales were taken to military facilities, interrogated, tortured, killed or forcibly disappeared.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of classified

Verb

Every district rated its grant’s impact at 8 or above out of 10, and three in four said the money helped sustain an existing program.

— Tim Grailer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Ski patrol assessed the teen with the Glasgow Coma Scale, which assesses consciousness and brain injury, and rated him a 15, the best possible score.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rated

Verb

Pantone grouped 20 of the new shades into four trend palettes demonstrating how its forecast for bolder color can take several markedly different forms.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Some were already set up in the street, grouped together holding banners and signs for the events.

— Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of grouped

Verb

There was some experimenting with the memoir being all letters, one big letter, or placed interstitially among narrative, but there were always going to be the letters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The defendant attempted to flee the scene, but the victim and his friends gave chase, eventually flagging down a police officer who caught Amin and placed him under arrest, prosecutors said.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of placed

Verb

With the rise of activewear as a high-fashion option, black biker shorts are no longer relegated to yoga studios and barre classes.

— Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2026
That’s basically the role that Black women have been sort of relegated to — to be truth tellers.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of relegated

Verb

Reid stood alone in the $20 million club the last two seasons after Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots parted ways.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
For nearly two hours, 1,800 American troops stood their ground against seasoned British and Hessian regulars in open-field combat before driving the enemy back down the slope.

— Harry Ostrer, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

That appeal distinguished Vance's speech from much of the rest GOP convention.

— Averi Harper, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Andy Gordon, chief strategy officer and chief operating officer for Paramount Skydance, said what distinguished the summit was Macron’s insistence on what should happen next.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026