RELEGATIONS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

relegations

noun

plural of relegation

as in expulsions

the forced removal from a homeland the relegation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II

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Recent Examples of relegations Mercedes-Benz has ruled the 2026 Formula 1 season under the sport’s new relegations, with wins in each of the first six races. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026 Given everything that Schalke have endured over the past decade — two relegations, authored by all sorts of coaching, managerial and financial dysfunction — the creeping sense of doom must have felt terribly familiar. —

Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegations

Noun

The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.

— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Schools cannot use penalties like fees, fines, suspensions, expulsions or police involvement to enforce the policy.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 June 2026