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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

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Dishwashers’ pay averages around $32,500 a year, ranking in the bottom third of restaurant jobs, according to jobs platform Indeed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Over the past decade its average annual return is just 0.9%, ranking it at the very bottom—the 100th percentile—in its Morningstar category over the period.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The fact that the person on the other end of the phone is a ranking Republican member of Congress made that statement even more poignant.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Pelosi, the former House speaker, led the hearing alongside Aguilar and Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York, the ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee, which has oversight of elections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

That chant did more than threaten a slave revolt—it was a challenge to all ranking hierarchies.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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