Standard Lemma guide

ranked

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɹæŋkt/
  • [ɹeɪŋkt] æ-raising
  • rhymes with -æŋkt
  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 NG K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That has been arranged or organized in ranks or by rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

As a whole, the modes of a video game in which players are divided in ranks based on their skill level, and are matched against other players of the same rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • I hate playing ranked.
  • in ranked

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of rank

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stratified areas of the distribution

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: graded, stratified

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English rank Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English ranked From rank + -ed.

Real reading context

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