PEGGED Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

pegged

verb

past tense of peg

as in ranked

to arrange or assign according to type pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pegged the ball to the second baseman

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of pegged The enrollment decline has been pegged as the primary cause for recent budget cuts. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Supposedly scheming to raise rents in order to raise broker fees often pegged to rent prices, Compass went to war with Zillow, the most popular free real estate platform that never charges broker fees. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Half the division’s spending limit would have been pegged at around half the level of the lowest of the Big Six. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Computers and consumer electronics are pegged to see an ad growth of 48 percent, while luggage and travel accessories are expected to grow 46 percent. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 Independent analysts, however, have pegged that number at around 5 million per day. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The film, helmed by director Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine), is pegged as an entirely original story set in a period never before explored in Star Wars. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 The financial terms of the agreement, which sees Mari acquiring the theater owner from private equity firm Providence Equity were not disclosed, but the deal size has been pegged at $6 billion. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Some artists, like the Gen Z rock band Geese, have been pegged as industry plants despite not having famous or ultra-wealthy parents. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegged

Verb

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

Senior quarterback Brady Cloherty threw a whopping seven TD passes after the Caravan (1-1) faced a 30-point hole in the second quarter.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The seventh-round rookie threw an ugly interception in the first quarter, while backpedaling and off his back foot.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

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

Verb

Minutes later the finalists will fight to stay on the back of 2,000-pound animals with names like Man Hater and Buck Nasty for eight excruciating seconds, and then dodge the bull's hooves and horns when they're tossed to the ground.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Martina tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, only allowing two hits and two walks in the international finale.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossed

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

Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the revelers — who, in turn, hurled them at one another.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
When a massive riot erupted at Soledad on Cinco de Mayo in 1968, Trejo hurled a rock that smashed a prison guard in the head.

— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurled

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