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 Tuipulotu had a career-high 13 sacks, Oweh had 7½ and Mack had five, spearheading a defense that ranked ninth in the league in points allowed last season. —

Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 This year, as in previous LABC polls, homelessness and housing affordability were the issues most on the minds of voters, with 95% saying homelessness was a very serious or serious problem, while 87% ranked housing affordability the same way. —

Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The region ranked as the 132nd worst out of 226 metropolitan areas for high ozone, 110th worst out of 224 areas for 24-hour particle pollution and 57th worst out of 211 areas for annual particle pollution. —

Samantha Neely, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Prior to Wednesday’s game, the Royals ranked last with runners in scoring position. —

Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Indeed, Denver’s defense ranked 21st in the regular season at 116, a bottom-10 finish for the second consecutive year. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026 The Fox News survey found the issue ranked highest among Democratic and independent voters, while Republicans were more concerned by government spending. —

Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 Global expat surveys have ranked Vietnam and Thailand among the most attractive destinations for affordability and quality of life. —

Windsor Johnston, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026 Sugano entered last night’s game ranked 114th. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026

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Following Prince’s death, there was a two-year investigation into the circumstances around his untimely passing.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
There was no immediate word on the identities of the perpetrator or the identify of the person who died.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026