RELEGATES Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

relegates

verb

present tense third-person singular of relegate

as in banishes

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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Relevance

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as in classifies

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 relegates By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench. — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026 Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 Ed’s high-paying job allows (or relegates) Jess to be a stay-at-home mum, her life devoted to (and circumscribed by) her children. — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025 Unfortunately, the rush to capitalize on AI’s potential often relegates security to an afterthought. — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025 But that’s not true of the Echo Show, which smartly relegates the screen to secondary importance. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024 That pretty much relegates it to the back of the big mixed border in the garden. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024 Then-Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski relegates Sanders to fourth string on the team’s initial depth chart. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relegates

Verb

This gives it a matte appearance that banishes reflections and even (most) fingerprints.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
New Blood introduces new twists to gameplay to capitalize on that tension; this season, the Traitors have a $15,000 bounty on their heads, money that will be added to the prize pot every time the group banishes one.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of banishes

Verb

The state's vehicle code classifies personal delivery devices as pedestrians and generally requires them to follow pedestrian traffic rules.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Using primary production data, EIM measures water and energy consumption and chemical use, as well as worker impact at the garment-finishing stage, and classifies environmental performance as low, medium or high impact.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifies

Verb

While many operational details remain undisclosed, the military’s confirmation of the hit and distance distinguishes this shot from several longer claims.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
So far this follows a familiar pattern, but what distinguishes the Left Book Club was its emphasis on activism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinguishes

Verb

About 3 in 5 Idaho adults live in households with guns, which ranks among the highest rates nationally, according to an estimate from the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Proctor was again dominant at times in the run game; Pro Football Focus already ranks him among the top fifth of NFL guards in the run game.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranks

Verb

Equatic pumps seawater through an electrolyzer, where an electric current passes through a sandwich of plastic and metal plates and separates the water into two streams, one alkaline and one acidic, while also producing oxygen and hydrogen.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The patented Toowong Process separates toxic arsenic from copper concentrate using a low-temperature, low-pressure hydrometallurgical method.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of separates

Verb

The outlet groups the service under cosmetic tattooing, sometimes marketed as semi-permanent makeup.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.

— Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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