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 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 The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 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

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That is why, when Diana falls in love with Lalo, the King simply banishes him.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of banishes

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In 2021, researchers analyzing EPA compliance data found that 17 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities had systems the agency classifies as serious violators.

— Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Additionally, the state of Illinois recently passed a bill, SB3484, that classifies and regulates micromobility devices such as e-scooters.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of classifies

Verb

Players with no aura are lackluster or just generally can’t seem to find that mojo that distinguishes an average or even good player from a fan-favorite great.

— Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
What distinguishes them is their ability to translate between the two.

— Milan Shetti, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinguishes

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Alphabet, which ranks third in cloud, started providing total revenue from Google Cloud Platform and Workspace productivity subscriptions in 2020.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Emerging markets such as India, which entered the top 20 markets two years ago and now ranks 15th for Swiss watch exports by size, and Mexico are also contributing to a lessening of the dependency on wavering top markets, in particular China.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ranks

Verb

But halfway through the trip, an earthquake strikes, causing an avalanche that destroys their mountainside path, separates them from John and strands them 4,000 feet in the air.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
This resembles Sequoia Capital’s recent argument that AI separates intelligence from judgment.

— Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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