Synonyms and Antonyms of peg
1
to arrange or assign according to type
- pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning
assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize
alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer
pigeonhole, shelve
identify, recognize
cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow
clump, cluster, colligate
recategorize, reclassify, regroup
subcategorize
2
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
- pegged the ball to the second baseman
cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, loft, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss
bowl, dart, flip, gun, hook, pass, roll, shoot
buck, eject, impel, precipitate, project, propel, rifle, thrust
