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hierarchical

[hahy-uh-rahr-ki-kuhl, hahy-rahr-] / ˌhaɪ əˈrɑr kɪ kəl, haɪˈrɑr- /
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of a ranked order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hierarchic
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

He wants to shake up its hierarchical culture, expand into robots and flying cars, and build factories in the U.S. faster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

This is how deeply hierarchical and authoritarian institutions function.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2026

More than 300 Metropolitan Police officers and staff have declared their involvement in the Freemasons or other "hierarchical associations" after the force required them to do so last month, a High Court judge has said.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

But it was also clear that an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction—indeed, in some sense was the destruction—of a hierarchical society.

From "1984" by George Orwell



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