COMPARTMENTED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

compartmented

verb

past tense of compartment

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type compartment the responses according to country of origin

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The number of food recalls classified by the Food and Drug Administration through August this year is running below historical levels.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
An autopsy identified multiple injuries, and the DuPage County Coroner’s Office ultimately determined that his death was caused by injuries resulting from child abuse and classified the death as a homicide, the news release said.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of classified

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There are only two games this season that match the two best teams, with both being ranked in the top 10, from the same county playing each other voluntarily this season.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Missouri ranked 48th in safety, 36th in economic environment and 50th in driving laws, according to the study’s metrics.

— Joseph Hernandez August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranked

Verb

But in an open system, the worst teams are relegated to lower divisions, while teams that perform well are promoted to the top flight.

— Manuel Rueda, NPR, 30 Aug. 2026
The only other show to have more than one nominee relegated was All Her Fault for acting nominee Dakota Fanning and writing nominee Megan Gallagher.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of relegated

Verb

Wedbush's Reese noted that Imax is grouped in with the theatrical exhibition space, which is traditionally a slow-growth, dividend-paying business.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The Governors no longer are grouped with Class 5A sectional nemesis Merrillville, which has ended each of their past three seasons.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of grouped

Verb

It's had a number of redesigns, but what distinguished it then, and still does now, is its cliff-perch above the Adriatic, its classic Mediterranean gardens, and its views of Old Town Dubrovnik and Lokrum Island.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
The dining room, meanwhile, is distinguished by an ornate coffered ceiling.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of distinguished

Verb

This story was originally published by InvestigateWest and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributed

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