Synonyms of rating

rating 1 of 3

noun

as in level

Related Words

• level
• ranking
• status
• rank
• degree
• position
• situation
• station
• standing
• footing
• stratum
• reach(es)
• echelon
• condition
• place
• rung
• order
• estate
• function
• walk
• capacity

rating

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verb (1)

present participle of rate

1

as in deserving

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

• deserving
• earning
• meriting
• qualifying
• entitling

2

as in estimating

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

• estimating
• valuing
• assessing
• evaluating
• appraising
• valuating
• setting
• analyzing
• guesstimating
• judging
• pricing
• deeming
• determining
• learning
• testing
• ascertaining
• adjudging
• discovering
• deciding
• surveying
• reevaluating
• prizing
• reappraising
• reassessing
• underestimating
• revaluing
• undervaluing
• assaying
• misjudging
• transvaluating
• transvaluing
• settling
• rejudging
• misesteeming
• misprizing

3

as in ranking

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

• ranking
• being
• placing
• grading
• standing
• seeding
• classifying
• categorizing
• grouping
• counting
• sorting
• classing
• installing
• codifying
• setting
• separating
• compartmentalizing
• instating

4

as in considering

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

• considering
• regarding
• viewing
• calling
• counting
• accounting
• looking (on or upon)
• feeling
• thinking
• believing
• holding
• taking for
• setting down
• reckoning
• esteeming
• deeming
• sensing
• imagining
• conceiving
• fancying

rating

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of rate

as in scolding

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

• scolding
• lecturing
• reprimanding
• criticizing
• blaming
• scoring
• calling down
• dressing down
• reaming (out)
• bawling out
• ranting (at)
• railing (at or against)
• berating
• ragging
• upbraiding
• attacking
• chewing out
• laying into
• faulting
• mocking
• admonishing
• flaying
• chastising
• hammering
• reproaching
• basting
• lambasting
• tongue-lashing
• rebuking
• castigating
• keelhauling
• taking to task
• jawing
• reading the riot act (to)
• remonstrating (with)
• lashing
• knocking
• chiding
• blasting
• panning
• slamming
• condemning
• disparaging
• lacing (into)
• abusing
• reproving
• censuring
• denouncing
• excoriating
• assailing
• belittling
• reviling
• crucifying
• vituperating
• scourging
• ridiculing
• reprehending
• haranguing
• scorning
• bad-mouthing
• scoffing
• putting down
• dissing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• praising
• extolling
• lauding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rating

Noun

Mitchell has the best on-off differential for Indiana, while the Fever have a better net rating when Clark is off the court. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Murphy's plus-minus rating of +102 leads all defensemen in franchise history. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

Reviewers have tested them out while climbing, running, and camping in 95-degree weather, rating them five stars for all the above. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

That’s because Star Man, aka the guy who is rating the restaurant, will be there. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 June 2026