Synonyms of relegated

relegated

verb

past tense of relegate

1

as in banished

to force to leave a country

courtiers and generals who incurred the emperor's disfavor were soon relegated to the farther reaches of the empire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banished
• exiled
• deported
• transported
• evicted
• dismissed
• excluded
• displaced
• eliminated
• expelled
• expatriated
• ejected
• ran out
• kicked out
• cast out
• spurned
• ostracized
• ousted
• rejected
• excommunicated
• expulsed
• dispossessed
• repudiated
• threw out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• admitted
• accepted
• housed
• repatriated
• naturalized
• took in
• sheltered
• entertained
• harbored

2

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type

some psychologists argue that the syndrome should be relegated to a different class of autism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classified
• ranked
• grouped
• distinguished
• placed
• separated
• distributed
• classed
• categorized
• graded
• typed
• listed
• sorted
• pegged
• identified
• filed
• codified
• recognized
• compartmentalized
• organized
• referred
• ranged
• compartmented
• digested
• assorted
• ordered
• disposed
• cataloged
• shelved
• culled
• alphabetized
• broke down
• pigeonholed
• indexed
• arrayed
• systematized
• reclassified
• drew up
• marshaled
• clustered
• winnowed
• clumped
• screened
• regrouped
• sifted
• sieved
• set
• recategorized
• colligated
• subcategorized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumped
• confused
• scrambled
• mixed (up)
• jumbled
• disarranged
• misclassified
• mistyped
• missorted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relegated

On the other hand, Hull were relegated, as were Sunderland, with David Moyes at the helm in his only season there, although there were factors beyond merely the identity of the manager. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Hayes gives Valkyries spark Salaun was relegated to the role of spectator, but the Valkyries did not lack for scoring off the bench. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

But as temperatures start to dip and cozy layers start calling our names, these personal tees don’t have to be relegated back to your pajama drawer. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026

While new chips power frontier model training, after a few years they are relegated to lower-margin inference work — a shift that directly impacts their resale and collateral value. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Rather than being relegated to the scrap yard, the structure was placed into storage and is scheduled to go on public display when the London Museum reopens in November. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Death had become bureaucratized—removed from the home and relegated to the hospital—and secularized, stripped of ritual and fixed meaning. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The community, however, be it club bookers or the kids themselves, relegated Ryan’s band to the edges of the scene. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

The actor's limited screen time, primarily relegated to head-nodding and offering reassurance to Odysseus, has sparked memes on social media, including a Kratos spoof of her character. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026