Synonyms & related words for relegate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of relegate — including demote, banish, assign, ostracize, exclude, ignore. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to relegate

Explore words related to relegate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include classify, consigns, relegation, consigned, reconsign, dismiss, reclassify, consigning. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for relegate

Common synonyms for relegate include demote, banish, assign, ostracize, exclude, ignore, omit — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does relegate come from?

The word relegate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“away”); and -leg, from Latin lex (“law”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.