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 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 City’s results would have contributed to teams being relegated from the top division, or missing out on lucrative Champions League places. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Cooper once played in a band with one of Constance’s husbands, but was relegated to the tambourine. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 The team was also relegated to Serie B for the 2006–07 season. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Logan VanWey worked a scoreless inning, while Tatsuya Imai, the marquee free-agent signing relegated to mop-up duty, pitched the ninth. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 Though the show has a panel of three judges, only two were allowed to give fuller feedback on Tuesday’s episode, while one was relegated to a single-word review. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 There were a few families with tweens and teens, some of whom participated in kids’ club activities like scavenger hunts, whereas others relegated themselves to the set of computers in the lounge for long sessions of video games. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 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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The celebrity kingmaker had finally been officially exiled from the royal court.

— Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
The outlet notes that at the same referendum, male heirs of Italy’s last king (aka sons of the Savoy family) were exiled and barred from ever entering the country.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 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

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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

Verb

Set the scene Right away, there's a sense of arrival reminiscent of a city chic hotel with a grand lobby entry distinguished by a long, arched colonnade comprised of iron ceiling panels with a grapevine-like pattern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Colleen Hoover has distinguished herself as a master of propulsive plot.

— Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 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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