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Definitions

ranking

[rang-king] / ˈræŋ kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

classic/classical

Synonyms

WEAK

archetypal capital champion consummate definitive distinguished esthetic excellent exemplary famous fine finest first-rate flawless ideal master masterly paradigmatic paramount perfect prime quintessential standard superior top top-notch vintage well-known

Antonyms

WEAK

inferior worst

ADJECTIVE

first

Synonyms

STRONG

arch champion chief dominant foremost head leading main premier primary prime primo principal ruling sovereign

WEAK

A number one advanced eminent first-class first-string greatest head of the line number one outstanding paramount predominant preeminent supreme top of the list top-flight

Antonyms

STRONG

auxiliary inessential inferior least minor secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unnecessary

NOUN

hierarchy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pecking order

STRONG

echelons grouping position pyramid scale

WEAK

chain of command due order placing

NOUN

pecking order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

food chain hierarchy power structure social structure

WEAK

chain of command class structure corporate ladder dominance due order echelons grouping line of dominance order placing position scale social hierarchy social ladder social pyramid social stratification

NOUN

scale

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extent proportion range rate ratio scope system

STRONG

calibration computation degrees gamut gradation hierarchy ladder order progression reach register rule sequence series spectrum spread steps way

WEAK

pecking order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

part whole

STRONG

disorder disorganization

NOUN

seniority

Synonyms

STRONGEST

preference

STRONG

advantage antiquity eldership precedence priority rank standing station superiority

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage inferiority

Example Sentences

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Tom Thebe doesn't consider himself low ranking when it comes to his appearance.

From BBC

Canada’s Fraser Institute assesses that Algeria is among the most unfree countries in the world, ranking below Libya and just above Burundi on Fraser’s index of human freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal

He will fall from 14 to 26 in the world rankings on Monday and will lose the British number one spot to Cameron Norrie.

From BBC

The company operates five of the world’s 50 most popular AI consumer apps by monthly active users, according to a January ranking by venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of his first initiatives is an audit of battlefield losses -- ranking commanders based on casualty levels, in an attempt to address high levels of desertion among rank-and-file troops and the unpopularity of mobilisation.

From Barron's

ranking

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