The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - range n.

1) scope, sweep, reach, limit, extent, span, area, radius, distance, compass, latitude, stretch, sphere, orbit: The gun has a range of about 200 yards. This radio transmitter is effective only within a thirty-mile range. The minister is trying to broaden the range of his influence. 2) assortment, series, collection, lot, spread, selection, choice, number, variety, kind, sort, scale, gamut, register: The courses offered cater to a wide range of interests. 3) rank, row, tier, line, file, series, string, chain: From my window I could see the range of hills stretching away into the distance. 4) kitchen range, (cooking-) stove, Chiefly Brit cooker, Brit trade mark Aga, US cook-stove: In every French farmhouse there was always a pot of soup on the range. --v. 5) line up, rank, order, align, order, array: The teacher ranged the children according to their height. 6) vary, fluctuate, spread, run the gamut, extend, stretch, run, go: The students range in age from eight to eighty. 7) organize, categorize, catalogue, arrange, classify, sort, class, group, rank, bracket, pigeon-hole, file, index, break down, grade, distribute: The books are ranged according to their subject-matter. 8) cover, traverse, roam, rove, travel over or across, go or pass over, drift, migrate, wander, move, extend: The wildebeest ranges far and wide over vast tracts of grazing land in Africa.