All ranking synonyms
rank·ing
R r noun ranking
- ordering — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- chain of command — the various individual officers, ranks etc that constitute a hierarchy each level receiving orders from the one above it and passing on the orders to the one below
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- class structure — social hierarchy
- grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- graduation — an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.
- eldership — Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
- ladder — a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- corporate ladder — the hierarchy of posts with a particular corporation or corporations in general
adj ranking
- first-string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
adjective ranking
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.