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relegation

[rel-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌrɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
consignment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distribution
STRONG
assignment committal dispatch transmittal
WEAK
sending shipment
Antonyms
WEAK
holding keeping retention
NOUN
delegation
Synonyms
STRONG
appointment apportioning authorization charge commissioning committal consignment conveyance conveying deputation devolution installation investiture mandate nomination ordination reference transference trust
WEAK
consigning deputization deputizing entrustment giving over referring sending away submittal submitting transferal transferring
Antonyms
WEAK
keeping
NOUN
deportation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
displacement eviction expulsion extradition removal
STRONG
exile expatriation ostracism transportation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
welcoming
WEAK
approval permission
NOUN
dismissal
Synonyms
STRONG
adjournment banishment bounce brush-off deportation deposition discharge dislodgment displacement dispossession dissolution door end eviction exile exorcism expatriation expulsion freedom freeing housecleaning layoff liberation notice ostracism ouster permission removal suspension
WEAK
cold shoulder congé deposal kiss-off marching orders old heave-ho pink slip
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning commencement construction employment hiring imprisonment incarceration start welcoming
WEAK
acceptance appointment maintainance retention welcome
NOUN
disposal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clearance demolition destruction disposition dumping removal transfer
STRONG
conveyance demolishing dispensation ejection relinquishment riddance sacrifice sale selling trading transference vending
WEAK
auctioning bartering chucking destroying discarding dispatching jettison jettisoning junking scrapping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
building construction
WEAK
beginning hold keeping retention start
NOUN
exclusion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
debarment omission rejection
STRONG
ban cut elimination exception excommunication interdiction ostracism preclusion prevention refusal removal segregation separation
WEAK
bar blockade dismissal ejection keeping out nonadmission
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inclusion
STRONG
incorporation integration
WEAK
acceptance addition admission admittance involvement participation welcome
NOUN
exile
Synonyms
STRONG
banishment diaspora dispersion displacement exclusion expatriation expulsion extradition migration ostracism proscription scattering separation
Antonyms
STRONG
inclusion welcoming
NOUN
expulsion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banishment discharge displacement ejection eviction exclusion ouster purge removal suspension
STRONG
boot bounce debarment deportment dislodgment dismissal dispossession exile expatriation extrusion ostracism ousting proscription rush
WEAK
driving out forcing out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
admittance inclusion welcome welcoming
WEAK
import
NOUN
transfer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deportation relocation removal transmission
STRONG
alteration assignment conduction convection displacement move shift substitution transference translation transmittal transposition variation
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
WEAK
hold keeping

Example Sentences

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Venkatesham and Lange will struggle to survive if Spurs suffer the humiliation of relegation, especially as they must take responsibility for the left-field appointment of Tudor.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Sage, who broke on to the top-flight scene two seasons ago when he led Lyon's spectacular recovery from the relegation zone to European football, joined a few months later.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Fifteen points from safety with just 18 points left to play for, their relegation could be confirmed as early as next Saturday if results go against them.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

That is exacerbated when the team is in the midst of a relegation battle.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Everyone who has enjoyed the light and graceful poetry of Ovid, has sighed over the relegation of that city man to the barbarous horrors of the Black Sea.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner