RELEGATED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

relegated

verb

past tense of relegate

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

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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

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Recent Examples of relegated As a rookie last year, the flamethrowing right-hander was relegated to the bullpen in the postseason until the NLCS. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Dynamic pricing, as it’s called, isn’t relegated to chain restaurants. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Bright bubblegum-adjacent hues often feel relegated to the sunny months, like April through August. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026 Once relegated to buyers, fashion editors and (to a lesser extent) VICs, who have an immediate need to see a new collection in close proximity — to decide what to stock, shoot, or buy — the re-see has traditionally gone under the radar. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 The Rays clinched the 2026 American League East with a victory over the New York Yankees in the Bronx, the most famous franchise in the sport relegated to a wild card berth. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 They were relegated again in 2025 but bounced straight back up by winning the Primera Federacion (third tier) title last season. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 This is not something that’s relegated to a few institutions. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The medical procedures to carry out the injections are therefore relegated to untrained staff, according to editorial in PLoS Medicine. — Allen Chang, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026

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Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Drake Baldwin banished any fears of a sophomore slump by having his first All-Star season.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of banished

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Near the epicenter, the agency estimated an intensity of VIII, classified as severe on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which measures how strongly the ground shakes at individual locations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
The victim was initially classified as being in serious-to-critical condition.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of classified

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Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Dahlan had previously been driven from Gaza by Hamas and was exiled in 2010 after a falling-out with Abbas.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of exiled

Verb

Human Rights Watch’s report says some people deported to third countries face detention, abuse and the prospect of persecution.

— Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Human Rights Watch's report says some people deported to third countries face detention, abuse and the prospect of persecution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of deported

Verb

The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouped

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Hickel, meanwhile, distinguished the uncertainty facing professional employment from the enduring ability to create art.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Bumble distinguished itself by only allowing women to message first, eventually going public in 2021 at a $14 billion valuation, before scrapping its hallmark rule this year amid declining users.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinguished

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Back then there were no refrigerators — there were iceboxes, and glasses were placed upside down inside them to cool before being filled with ice cream.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Health authorities in Kenya have placed the country's border points on high alert and are monitoring for possible additional cases.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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