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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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Swift beat out Korean group Stray Kids, which came in second -- its highest-ever ranking and the third consecutive year in the global top five.

From Barron's

News & World Report’s annual “Best States” ranking puts California at No. 32 on its economy, 42 on fiscal stability, 45 on growth, 46 on employment, and dead last for opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2024, no U.K. artist appeared in the global top 10 singles and albums rankings for the first time in more than 20 years, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Healthcare displaces technology at the top of the survey’s consensus overweight ranking for February.

From The Wall Street Journal

Based on its world ranking, Team GB had a quota of three short track athletes at Milan-Cortina 2026 - two in the men's, one in women's - but gave up two of the places.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.