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 Natomas Unified School District ranked #2 among the most diverse school districts in America and #7 for Best School Districts in the Sacramento area. — Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The temblor ranked weak to light on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Those were CeraVe, EltaMD and La Roche-Posay, which ranked third, fourth and fifth by monthly share of sales, respectively, according to Navigo. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Ninety-eight percent now manage AI spend, and the report ranked AI cost management the top skill teams need to build. — Monica Hovsepian, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The Prudential Center, TD Garden, Xfinity Mobile Arena and United Center are all run by the NHL teams—United Center is 50/50 with the Bulls—and ranked among the 10 busiest North American arenas for concerts in 2025, per Billboard. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Oceania, which includes Australia and New Zealand, ranked as one of the cleanest regions on the planet, with 100% of the population experiencing ‘good’ and ‘fair’ levels of ozone, CAMS says. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The Star-Telegram ranked them from most surprising to least surprising. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 Not the stuff of a man once touted as a Heisman contender, or a team ranked just outside the preseason Top 10. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Strada defends execution protocol There was no immediate response from Pike’s lawyers for an update Saturday on her condition at a hospital.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of was

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Treasurer Erick Russell has also pushed changes designed to prevent active bank accounts from being wrongly classified as abandoned.

— Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office reviewed the man’s death and classified it as a homicide, Becchina said.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of classified

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The new design doesn’t add waterproofing, though; the base Kindle still isn’t rated IPX8 like the Paperwhite and Colorsoft.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Closer is coming off a buzzy Venice premiere for Alex Gibney’s Musk, which is rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and releases theatrically through Bleecker Street on October 9.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rated

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The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
While Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander communities are regularly grouped together and considered uniformly successful, studies have found significant disparities in educational access and outcomes across subgroups over time.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of grouped

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Months later, DeSantis vetoed all US$4 million in budget requests by county lawmakers and placed the county under a state DOGE audit.

— Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
The screen will be placed on top of the arm, which connects to a round base with perforated speaker holes.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of placed

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According to industry sources, in 2025 Pinalli’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization stood at 25 million euros.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Between them stood Melanie Pozdol, a former champion who could drink a beer faster than either of them.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stood

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Families that endure across generations have rarely been distinguished solely by the size of their fortunes.

— Walid Chiniara, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Ornamentally, many financial institutions of the 20th century distinguished themselves with a public clock as part of the building.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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