Synonyms of rates

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noun

plural of rate

1

as in qualities

degree of excellence

not being of the first rate, these apples are usually sold as food for livestock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• qualities
• standards
• grades
• classes
• calibers
• statures
• ranks
• benchmarks
• criteria
• hallmarks
• positions
• statuses
• measures
• places
• standings
• marks
• footings
• yardsticks
• pars
• touchstones

2

as in ratios

the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things

the exchange rate was 10 pesos to the dollar when we visited Mexico

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ratios
• frequencies
• proportions
• averages
• percentages
• correspondences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disproportions

rates

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of rate

1

as in deserves

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

• deserves
• merits
• earns
• qualifies
• entitles

2

as in estimates

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

• estimates
• values
• assesses
• prices
• guesstimates
• evaluates
• appraises
• valuates
• sets
• analyzes
• deems
• judges
• prizes
• tests
• determines
• adjudges
• surveys
• learns
• ascertains
• discovers
• assays
• revalues
• decides
• underestimates
• reassesses
• reappraises
• reevaluates
• transvalues
• undervalues
• transvaluates
• misjudges
• rejudges
• settles
• misprizes
• misesteems

3

as in ranks

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

• ranks
• is
• places
• grades
• stands
• seeds
• classes
• groups
• counts
• sorts
• classifies
• categorizes
• codifies
• installs
• sets
• separates
• instates
• compartmentalizes

4

as in regards

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

• regards
• considers
• calls
• counts
• accounts
• views
• looks (on or upon)
• believes
• feels
• holds
• thinks
• sets down
• takes for
• senses
• deems
• esteems
• reckons
• imagines
• fancies
• conceives

rates

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of rate

as in lectures

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

• lectures
• scolds
• reprimands
• scores
• blames
• criticizes
• jaws
• rails (at or against)
• calls down
• bawls out
• dresses down
• reams (out)
• rants (at)
• attacks
• lays into
• faults
• rags
• upbraids
• tongue-lashes
• takes to task
• berates
• keelhauls
• flays
• mocks
• rebukes
• hammers
• admonishes
• reads the riot act (to)
• chews out
• chastises
• bastes
• reproaches
• lambastes
• castigates
• remonstrates (with)
• abuses
• pans
• vituperates
• reprehends
• condemns
• chides
• knocks
• blasts
• scourges
• slams
• lashes
• laces (into)
• assails
• harangues
• ridicules
• excoriates
• crucifies
• denounces
• reviles
• reproves
• censures
• disparages
• belittles
• scoffs
• scorns
• bad-mouths
• disses
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• sanctions
• praises
• extols
• lauds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rates

Noun

Highfill maintains a covenant requiring utility rates to generate net revenues equal to at least 110% of maximum annual debt service on outstanding system bonds. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

With nearly 60 murders per day, South Africa has one of the world's highest crime rates, and several of Cape Town's townships are among the areas hardest hit by violent crime. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Possible rainfall rates in parts of the Southwest could reach 2 inches per hour later Sunday. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

They are fueled by higher rates and higher oil and a fickle president that drives them both up by controlling Congress and the military. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman. — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior. — Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Before Americans got used to mortgage rates below 5 percent, sometimes even below 3 percent, rates were consistently well above 7 percent for decades, from the 1970s through the 1990s. — Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

In addition, costs increase sharply when double-time rates are paid to staff members who are required to work if a fellow worker calls out sick, for example. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Verb

The company rates the series at up to 1,800 lumens with a maximum beam distance of 215 meters; ArkTac Ultra adds a green laser alongside UV and red-light functions. — Connie Etemadi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

The American Lung Association rates Pennsylvania in the D to F range for its tobacco control policies, below nearby New Jersey, New York and Delaware. — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Optoma rates the light source's brightness at 3,500 ISO lumens (equivalent to ANSI lumens) and its life at 30,000 hours in Eco mode or 20,000 hours at full power. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026

Cook rates the contest Solid Republican, with an eight-point Republican partisan lean. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Cook Political Report rates Sullivan, Husted, Paxton, and Marshall’s races as toss-ups. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter rates the contest a toss-up, with neither candidate emerging as a clear favorite. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Pro Football Focus rates the Ohio State rookie 11th among 79 tight ends as a run blocker, and 26th overall. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Moreover, in the book’s appendices, King rates Mahomes the fourth-best quarterback in pro football history behind Brady, Otto Graham and Montana. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026