The hierarchy of rank has long been fixed.
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Rank
/ɹæŋk/
Synonyms for "rank" (947 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (190)
abjectabominableabsoluteabundantadjustalignalphabetizeanalyzeancestryantecedeappositiveappraiseappreciatearistocracyaristocraticalnessarmyarmy grouparrangearrantarray
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articulationascendancyassessassortatrociousattributeattributiveauthorityawfulbadbad-smellingbankbarfybasebassoonbattalionbatterybattle groupbe distinguishedbe regardedbe thought ofbearingsbeastlybeggarlybeneath contemptbirthblackblamableblamedblameworthyblankety blankblastedblatantblightedblindingblitheringblock flutebloodbloodybloomingblownblueblue bloodboltbombardbourdonbracketbrackishbranchbreak downbrigadebroadbrokenbrutalbulkbumpybuzzcachetcadrecallcapacitycapitalcasecastecatalogcategorizecategorycatenacatenationcellochainchain reactionchainingcharactercheesychoppycircumstancecircumstancesclanclaribelclarinetclarionclassclassicalclassifycloyingcoarsecoarse-grainedcodifycohortcollatecollectcolumncombat commandcombat teamcome beforecome firstcompanycomplementcompleteconcatenationconcert fluteconditionconfoundedconnectionconsecutionconsequenceconspicuousconstruction modifierconsummatecontemptiblecontinuitycontinuumcool offcornetcornopeancorpscorrugatedcorruptcountcoursecrappycrasscriminalcromornacross grainedcross-grainedcrummycrustycuttingcyclecymbeldamnabledamneddankdarkdebaseddecideddeep structuredefinitivedegradeddegreedensedeplorabledeploydepraveddescent
Noun(17 words)
Verb(2 words)
assesses relevanceclassify results
Strong matches (284)
despicabledetachmentdetaildetestablediapasondigestdignitydiredirect objectdirtydisagreeabledisgracefuldisgustingdisposedistinctiondividedivisiondownrightdrawdreadful
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dronedulcianaearthyechelonegregiouseminenceemployeesendless beltendless roundenglish hornenlargeenormousestateesteemestimateevaluateevilexecrableexuberantfacefecalfeculentfertilefetidfield armyfield trainfigurefilefiliationfillerfilthyfixflagitiousflagrantflat outflourishingflute stopflyblownflying columnflywheel effectfootingformform an estimateform-function unitformationfoulfoundation stopfourniturefrankfrontfrowstyfrowsyfrowyfrowzyfructuousfulsomefunctionfunkyfustygambagamutgamygarrisongaugegedecktgemshorngenteelnessgentilitygive an appreciationglaringgloppygo aheadgo ahead ofgo beforego in advancegone to seedgradategradationgradegraduategrainygranulatedgravegraveolentgreatnessgrievousgrossgroupgroupinggrownguessgunkygutterharmonic fluteharmonizehatefulhave priorityheadhead the tablehead upheadingheavyheinoushierarchizehierarchyhighhigh placehigh-tastedhomespunhonorable descenthorriblehorridhorripilanthumhumidhybrid stopic analysisickyill-smellingimmediate constituent analysisimmodestimpenetrableimportanceimproperindecentindecorousindexindian fileindirect objectinequalinfamousinfluenceinfluentialnessiniquitousintolerableirregularjamjoltyjungledjunglykick offkinkitchen policeknavishkoppel flutekpkudoslabellamentablelarigotlavishlay outleadlead offlegionlevellevelslineline uplineagelinsey-woolseylistlittleloathsomelocationlotlousylowlow downlow-downlumpenluridlushluxuriantmaggotymake an estimationmalodorousmangymaniplemarkmarshalmatchmawkishmeanmeaslymeasuremelodiamephiticmethodizemiasmalmiasmicmildewedmildewymiserablemixturemodalitymodemodifiermoldymomentmonotonemonstrousmouldymuckymustymutation stopnamenastynaughtynauseantnauseatingnauseous
Adjective(14 words)
Noun(35 words)
echelonsegregiousfamilyfetidfileflagrantfood energy valueformaciónformationsfoulgovernance levelgradegrade 3 levelgraded answergradinggrossheap sortholdhundredthitalian ordine
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jahveykingdomsknighthoodlab grade reagentslevellevel of organizationlinelinearly orderedmap to rankmeasure oral understandingmeasures of economic fragilitymembershipmilitary rankmokulumost biological level
Verb(2 words)
evaluate urban ecosystem functiongrade
Determiner(1 words)
most common value
Related words (473)
nazardnefariousnexusnidorousnobilitynoble birthnoblenessnoisomenormalizenoticeablenotoriousnoxiousobjectobnoxiousoboeobsceneoctaveodiousodorousoff
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off coloroffensiveolidorderordurousorgan stoporganizationorganizeout-and-outoutfitoutrageousoutrankoutrightoutstandingovergrownoverripeoverrunpacifypaltrypasspatentpeccantpeeragependulumperfectperiodicitypettyphalanxphrase structurepiccolopicklepigeonholepimplypitiablepitifulpittedplaceplatoonplay first fiddleplein jeuplenumplightpockypoisonouspokypoorpornographicposaunepositionpositiveposseposturepotholedpowder trainpowerpower structureprecedeprecedencepreciouspredicamentpredicatepressureprestigeprincipalpriorityprizeproductiveprofoundprofuseprogressionprolificprominencepronouncedproperproportionpukypungentputridqualifierqualityqueuequietquintquintatenracerampantrancidrangerank firstrank outranketranksrateratingraunchyrawreastyreasyrebarbativereckonrecurrencereechyreed stopreekingreekyregimentregisterregrettableregularregularizeregulatereprehensiblereprobatereptilianrepulsivereticulationriddleriotousripplyrisquerohr fluterotationrottenroughrough-castrough-grainedrough-hewnroughcastroughhewnroundroutineroutinizerowroyalroyaltyrubricruddyruffledrunruttedruttysadscabbyscalescandalousscatologicalschlockscreenscrubbyscruffyscummyscurfyscurvysectionseniorityseparateseptsequenceserial orderseriessesquialterasetset upshabbyshaggedshaggyshallow structureshamefulshamelessshatteringshawmsheershittyshockingshoddysickeningsievesiftsinfulsingle filesituationsizeslabbyslimysloppysloshyslotslot and fillersludgyslushysmallsmellfulsmellingsmellysmuttysoldierssordidsortsort outsoursouredspacespectrumspherespitz flutespoiledsposhyspotsquadsquadronsqualidstaffstagestalestandstand firststandardizestandingstarstarkstark-staringstatestaticstationstaturestatusstenchystinkingstopstopped diapasonstopped flutestraight outstrainstratastratumstringstring diapasonstring outstring stopstrongstrong-flavoredstrong-tastingstructurestuffysubdividesubdivisionsubgroupsubjectsubordersubordinatesubordinationsuccessionsulfuroussuperabundantsuperioritysuperlativesurface structuresurpasssurpassingswathsyntactic analysissyntactic structuresyntacticssyntaxsystematizetabulatetactical unittagmemetaintedtake precedencetask forceterribletexturedthe veriestthickthoroughthoroughgoingthreadtiertiercetitletoo badtotaltraintranquilizetremolotrombonetrooptrumpetturnedtwelfthtypeunalloyedunbearableuncleanunconscionableuncouthunda marisundeniableunderlying structureundilutedunequivocalunevenunforgivableunitunkemptunlevelunmentionableunmitigatedunpardonableunpolishedunqualifiedunrefinedunrelievedunsmoothunspeakableunspoiledununiformunweededunworthyusher inuttervaluatevaluevarietyvibratoviciousvilevillainousviolavoix celestevomityvox angelicavox humanavulgarweed-chokedweed-riddenweedyweevilyweightweightinesswickedwimpledwindrowwingwoefulword arrangementword orderworkerswormyworstworthlesswretchedwrongyecchyyucky
Noun(69 words)
number comparison tasksnumber the itemsnumeratingoccupyorderorder by scaleorder for presentationorder in sequenceordinal attributeordinal attribute valueordinal attributedordinal indexordinal labelordinal levelordinal sortordinal sortsorganizational statuspandanalespashapercentile
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perchpharaohplace adverbplacesplacingplacing actionpodiumspositionpossessprelatureprioritizingprofessorputridquality classrank and fileraterate reasoningratesreligious leaderrowrow sow seedsseamenseedssequence taskssocial ranksocial stationsocial statussorting algorithm choicesorting procedurestandingstandingsstatusstatus descriptorstatusesstratificationtaxonomic groupterm as descriptorthaneshipthirteenthsthirtiethtierstitretriageventure viabilityweight behind argumentweight in poundsweight of authoritywell orderedwerting
Verb(16 words)
orderorder by indexordinalizeoutrankplaceplacedprioritizeprioritizedprioritizespyramidedrangerank by importancerankedratereorderedskunked
Adjective(12 words)
ordered ratingordinal attribute rubricordinal attributingordinal positionordinal scoreout-and-outright-downsheersmelliestsymbolic order activitiestieredweedier
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abject, abominable, absolute, absolute, abundant.
- Sentence evidence is available for rank, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "rank".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "rank"
Keep "rank" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "rank" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "rank", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "rank" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
More specific
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
16 entrieshigh rankmilitary rankrank amateurrank and filerank by scorerank candidatesrank corruptionrank hypocrisyrank incompetencerank itemsrank odorrank orderrank structurerank studentsranking systemsocial rank
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
8 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 6 languages.
Czech
2 entries- bujný adj (strong in growth)
- bujně rostoucí adj (strong in growth)
Esperanto
2 entries- trokreskinta Literally adj (strong in growth)
- “overgrown” adj (strong in growth)
German
1 entries- geil adj (strong in growth)
Hungarian
4 entries- buja adj (strong in growth)
- burjánzó adj (strong in growth)
- dús adj (strong in growth)
- sűrű adj (strong in growth)
Irish
1 entries- uaibhreach adj (strong in growth)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كور adj (strong in growth)
Sample sentences
43 total sentences available.
Taxis stood in a rank in front of the station.
Source: tatoeba (40979)
Rank boys according to their height.
Source: tatoeba (269833)
Men of the rank of captain and below live in this building.
Source: tatoeba (275383)
Showing 4 of 43 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "rank"?
Closest matches include abject, abominable, absolute, absolute, abundant.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "rank"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.