Synonyms of stratum

stratum

noun

ˈstrā-təm 

1

as in class

one of the segments of society into which people are grouped

the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• class
• level
• caste
• echelon
• rank
• gentry
• folk
• layer
• estate
• order
• tier
• bracket
• stratification
• hierarchy
• status
• grade
• grouping
• family
• position
• tribe
• standing
• race
• clan
• food chain
• fraternity
• people
• place
• subcaste

2

as in level

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• level
• echelon
• position
• rank
• ranking
• place
• status
• degree
• standing
• situation
• footing
• station
• rung
• reach(es)
• condition
• function
• estate
• order
• capacity
• walk
• rating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stratum

The exhibition begins by presenting three different layers, which are sort of presented as a stratum. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

The taco features a stratum of smoke and heat, with the octopus piled onto a fresh corn tortilla with purple onions pickled Yucatan-style with citrus. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Daniel Diermeier, the school’s chancellor, is widely perceived within higher ed as trying to elbow into the Harvard-Yale-Stanford stratum. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026

The menace to competition, says Singh, comes at the infrastructure stratum. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025