ranking

ranking

noun

Definition of RANKING

1

a scheme of rank or order <in one ranking of the best places to live, San Francisco surpassed all the other cities in the U.S.>

Synonyms graduation, hierarchy, ladder, ordering, ranking

Related Words food chain, pecking order (also peck order); arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, sequence, series, setup; degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, reaches, rung, situation, spot, standing, station, status

2

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement <the President's ranking in the polls is at its highest level since he took office>

Synonyms degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, ranking, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status, stratum

Related Words condition, estate, order, walk; capacity, function; rating