Synonyms of rated

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verb (1)

past tense of rate

1

as in deserved

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)

how does a summer intern rate a new computer when I've been told to make do with this clunker?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserved
• earned
• merited
• entitled
• qualified

2

as in valued

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding

nowadays most motorists would probably rate their cell phone as an "essential" piece of electronic equipment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• valued
• estimated
• assessed
• evaluated
• appraised
• analyzed
• valuated
• deemed
• set
• priced
• judged
• guesstimated
• adjudged
• tested
• discovered
• surveyed
• prized
• determined
• ascertained
• learned
• decided
• underestimated
• assayed
• reappraised
• reassessed
• undervalued
• reevaluated
• revalued
• misjudged
• re-evaluated
• transvalued
• rejudged
• settled
• misesteemed
• transvaluated
• misprized

3

as in ranked

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

a restaurant that consistently rates high in all the standard categories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranked
• was
• placed
• graded
• stood
• seeded
• classed
• classified
• categorized
• counted
• grouped
• installed
• sorted
• codified
• separated
• set
• compartmentalized
• instated

4

as in considered

to think of in a particular way

I would rate her my best friend; after all, she's always been there when I needed her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• regarded
• viewed
• called
• counted
• accounted
• looked (on or upon)
• believed
• deemed
• felt
• thought
• esteemed
• held
• set down
• reckoned
• took for
• imagined
• sensed
• conceived
• fancied

rated

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verb (2)

past tense of rate

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• lectured
• reprimanded
• criticized
• blamed
• scored
• berated
• called down
• chewed out
• ragged
• railed (at or against)
• reamed (out)
• dressed down
• bawled out
• laid into
• chastised
• attacked
• ranted (at)
• admonished
• upbraided
• faulted
• lambasted
• mocked
• hammered
• rebuked
• castigated
• reproached
• tongue-lashed
• basted
• flayed
• keelhauled
• jawed
• chided
• panned
• read the riot act (to)
• took to task
• condemned
• lashed
• knocked
• slammed
• remonstrated (with)
• reviled
• denounced
• assailed
• disparaged
• blasted
• abused
• censured
• chid
• belittled
• excoriated
• crucified
• reproved
• laced (into)
• harangued
• ridiculed
• scourged
• dissed
• scorned
• reprehended
• scoffed
• vituperated
• bad-mouthed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• indorsed
• praised
• lauded
• extolled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rated

Verb

Participants also rated their insurance providers on such criteria as the advice agents offered, customer service, cost, company transparency, digital services and damage services. —Shefali Kapadia, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

The Hot Ones collab starts with the Sizzlin' Sriracha Dippers, which are pickled-garlic-sriracha marinated chicken fingers that are rated on the milder side. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025

Linebacker At inside linebacker, Brooks played all 60 defensive snaps, and PFF rated him Miami’s second-best player on defense, behind only Butler. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025

The brand Altra is rated highly by people who have tried just about everything to find comfy shoes for their wide feet. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025

Only about 3% of this year's participating students came from D-or-F-rated schools, which Smith said reflected little change from the previous year. —Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025

Both have aluminum frames and are rated IP68 to withstand dust and water. —PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025