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 Though Miami has four players who ranked in the top 38 in three-point percentage last season, the perception has been that the Heat is one shooter short. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 The Chiefs ranked second in pass-block win rate last year, per ESPN’s Analytics tracking. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 Fotu led the Big 12 in fumble recoveries and ranked second in the country overall. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026 Even raising the payroll-tax rate on everyone by one percentage point ranked above cutting benefits only for the rich. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 By 2022, one study ranked Idaho’s capital the least affordable housing market in the country. — William Cogswell, Time, 24 July 2026 All three ranked in the top 60 in our free-agency rankings from March. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Now, Manchester attracts more overseas investment than any British city outside London and is ranked among Europe’s top 15 cities for investment, according to EY and Invest Manchester, a regional agency. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 The site has ranked every one of Nolan’s films since his feature film debut with Following in 1998. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranked

Verb

Unsurprisingly, there was a strong Premier League presence among the leading clubs represented, but Crystal Palace and Sunderland will be particularly happy with their players’ exploits.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
There was something so sinister about FIFA pushing the idea of diversity while bending the knee to a government working to discard the real thing.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of was

Verb

Grammy rules permit an individual recording to compete in one specialized genre field, even when the album connected to that artist is classified elsewhere.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In using the hydration breaks as an opportunity to air a few minutes of extra commercials per half, Fox’s World Cup coverage has been classified as an entirely separate entity from Telemundo’s traditional ad-free presentation.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of classified

Verb

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 has the same EN13319 diving certification as the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, and it’s rated for the same level of water immersion and dust resistance.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
In June, the Cook Political Report rated 18 races – 14 of which involve seats currently held by Republicans – as toss-ups.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Definition of rated

Verb

Brady was grouped with Novak Djokovic and eventual overall winner Justin Bieber (both of whom hit multiple shots from the three-point line).

— David Betancourt, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of grouped

Verb

The statement did not explicitly reject or endorse the constitutional amendment, which Republican lawmakers placed on the ballot.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Another criminalist testified earlier in the multi-day probable cause hearing that several Clorox-type wipes covered in brown stains were found in an inner trash bag placed inside the outer bag.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Definition of placed

Verb

Overshadowing the World Cup was the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal in Italy that resulted in Juventus, giants of the Italian game, being relegated to the second division Serie B.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Instead of playing in Sunday’s final, the two traditional soccer powers will be relegated to a third-place bronze match Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium that will provide little consolation to either team or their fan bases.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of relegated

Verb

D4vd stood to make millions from future albums D4vd turned a viral gaming hobby into a bona fide music career by creating songs for gamers to use in videos.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The turf fields and youth sports arena are among several entertainment projects built within the Homefield STAR bond master plan, which also includes the site where the shuttered Schlitterbahn water park once stood.

— Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

Freud once helpfully distinguished that healthy thing, mourning, from melancholia—the mourning that never ends, grief that is unable to let the lost object go.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
The winners distinguished themselves from rivals because of their specs, features and general driving experiences.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026