- graded, ranked, stratified - arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution"
Antonyms: nonhierarchical, nonhierarchic (indirect, via hierarchical)
- rank - take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"
--1 is one way to be
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun rank2, noun ranker1, noun ranker2, noun ranking1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- rate, rank, range, order, grade, place - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
--2 is one way to judge
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun rank2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- rank, outrank - take precedence or surpass others in rank
--3 is one way to excel, stand out, surpass
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s