Synonyms and Antonyms of range
1
to arrange or assign according to type
- the campers were ranged in patrols, each patrol consisting of girls in a certain age group
assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, 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 move about from place to place aimlessly
- she let her dog off the leash and whistled for him every now and then to make sure he didn't range out of hearing
bat, cruise, drift, float, gad (about), gallivant (also galavant), kick around, knock (about), maunder, meander, mooch, ramble, roam, rove, traipse, wander
3
to occur within a continuous range of variation
- the color of Florida grapefruit can range anywhere from pale pink to ruby red
4
to put into a particular arrangement
- chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room
arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, lay out, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize
groom, make up, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up)
unscramble
align (also aline), cue, line, line up, queue
alphabetize, file, hierarchize, prioritize, sequence
emplace, place, set
display, map (out), set out