Synonyms of relegating

relegating

verb

present participle of relegate

1

as in exiling

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

• exiling
• banishing
• deporting
• transporting
• evicting
• displacing
• excluding
• dismissing
• eliminating
• expatriating
• expelling
• ejecting
• spurning
• ousting
• running out
• ostracizing
• rejecting
• excommunicating
• casting out
• kicking out
• repudiating
• dispossessing
• expulsing
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• accepting
• admitting
• repatriating
• naturalizing
• sheltering
• taking in
• harboring
• entertaining
• housing

2

as in classifying

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

• classifying
• ranking
• distinguishing
• separating
• placing
• grouping
• distributing
• categorizing
• typing
• sorting
• grading
• identifying
• classing
• codifying
• organizing
• recognizing
• filing
• pegging
• digesting
• listing
• ranging
• referring
• compartmentalizing
• assorting
• disposing
• alphabetizing
• ordering
• compartmenting
• cataloging
• systematizing
• culling
• breaking down
• arraying
• indexing
• marshaling
• shelving
• reclassifying
• pigeonholing
• winnowing
• sifting
• drawing up
• regrouping
• sieving
• clustering
• screening
• setting
• clumping
• recategorizing
• colligating
• subcategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumping
• scrambling
• mixing (up)
• confusing
• jumbling
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• mistyping
• missorting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relegating

The ballot measure requires a motorist’s driving record, years behind the wheel and annual miles driven to be the primary factors in setting rates, relegating residency to a relatively minor role — which advocates said is only a matter of fairness. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

With Belton’s regression and weaknesses in pass protection relegating him to the backup right tackle, the starting right guard spot seems to be a competition between Jacob Monk (currently leading) and Burton. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

As cognitive psychologist Ronald Kellogg noted in a new essay for New York Times, students are heavily relegating cognitive tasks to AI tools, effectively losing the ability to think. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Livingetc warns against relegating one partner’s belongings to a single corner or spare room while the rest of the home reflects the other person’s taste. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Perhaps its most red card-worthy offense was relegating Kuno Becker’s charismatic lead — the series’ only mainstay — to bit part, focusing instead on two new England internationals without an ounce of personality. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

The new format will be familiar to fans of other sports like soccer, where some leagues feature differentiated divisions that promote and retain the best performing teams, while relegating those who don’t perform as well to lower circuits. — Dominic Chu, CNBC, 23 June 2026

Though the team attempted to dismiss the controversy with that response, Agrest noted that the statement did not include an apology for relegating the Spanish-language broadcasters in favor of their English-speaking counterparts. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Decades ago, two six-year-olds went missing for thirty-six hours, sparking a media frenzy that they had been briefly abducted by UFOs but eventually relegating them to a pop cultural punchline. — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026