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 four-star recruit was ranked among the top 300 players nationally by various outlets. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Los Angeles ranked 32 of 500, with the annual water bill estimated at $952. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The franchise generated $78 million in revenue in its first season, which was then a women’s record and 48% more than the Indiana Fever, who ranked second. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The Yellow Jackets climbed to as high as number seven in the AP Poll, their highest mark in nearly two decades, and even finished the season ranked for the first time since 2014. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Geomagnetic storms are ranked on a scale 1-5, from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme). — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Overall, Pennsylvania ranked the worst for people with asthma. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Howard, under Trey Porter, is 4-2, doubling its 2025 victory total, and the Huskies are ranked for the first time in their history. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 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

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Verb

There was just one white—Blanc de Lynch-Bages 2025—so everyone got that one correct.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
When the drummer was compelled the leave the stage Thursday in Tulsa, there was some confusion during an approximate 25-minute break before the music resumed with Journey’s drum tech, Steve Toomey, taking over.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

Near the epicenter, the agency estimated an intensity of VIII, classified as severe on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which measures how strongly the ground shakes at individual locations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
The victim was initially classified as being in serious-to-critical condition.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of classified

Verb

Unusually for the studio, Wildwood — potentially the first in a series based on the 2011 novel by Colin Meloy — is LAIKA’s first film to be rated PG-13.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
A lot of people had an absolute fit that Pate rated Florida ahead of Missouri when the Tigers just beat the Gators' brains in less than seven days earlier.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rated

Verb

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
The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouped

Verb

Back then there were no refrigerators — there were iceboxes, and glasses were placed upside down inside them to cool before being filled with ice cream.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Health authorities in Kenya have placed the country's border points on high alert and are monitoring for possible additional cases.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of placed

Verb

The average active operational exit horizon for VC and private equity firms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stood at six years in 2025, reflecting a maturing market that requires more patient capital.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
As the train horn blew for the fourth time in Saturday’s KC Current home game at CPKC Stadium, Debinha stood alone in the penalty area of Bay FC.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

Set the scene Right away, there's a sense of arrival reminiscent of a city chic hotel with a grand lobby entry distinguished by a long, arched colonnade comprised of iron ceiling panels with a grapevine-like pattern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Colleen Hoover has distinguished herself as a master of propulsive plot.

— Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026