RANKED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

ranked

verb

past tense of rank

as in was

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes my favorite pitcher ranks first in the league for number of consecutive outs

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Relevance

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type most critics would rank him among our best actors

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Recent Examples of ranked In 2023, the Rangers ranked second in all of Major League Baseball with 143 home runs, and second in OPS. —

Mac Engel april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026 Earlier this month, live coverage of the men’s final in Monte Carlo between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ranked among the top three sports broadcasts in its time period. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 In some countries, the state of press freedom has hardly changed, like in China, North Korea and Eritrea — which ranked last for the third consecutive year, RSF said. —

CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 The Chiefs ranked 18th in pressure rate in 2024 — and 30th on non-blitz situations. —

Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026 The Lions valued Mays’ ability to anchor in pass protection, after allowing the second-fastest average time to pressure and a pass-block win rate that ranked 31st in the NFL, per ESPN. —

Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Two years ago, OJ Frederique stepped foot on campus and immediately became UM’s best cornerback, finishing a fantastic freshman season ranked among the nation’s leaders in passer rating against. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Tuipulotu had a career-high 13 sacks, Oweh had 7½ and Mack had five, spearheading a defense that ranked ninth in the league in points allowed last season. —

Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 This year, as in previous LABC polls, homelessness and housing affordability were the issues most on the minds of voters, with 95% saying homelessness was a very serious or serious problem, while 87% ranked housing affordability the same way. —

Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

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After Monday night’s Game 4 victory, there was no bravado, no declarations and no viral sound bites waiting to be misinterpreted.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
There was no comedian present (there was, however, a mentalist) for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but that didn’t stop Jimmy Kimmel from presenting his alternative version of what his WHCD monologue might look like on his Thursday, April 23, show.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026