Synonyms of hierarchies

hierarchies

noun

plural of hierarchy

as in ladders

a scheme of rank or order

honesty sits at the top of my hierarchy of values

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ladders
• rankings
• scales
• orderings
• series
• sequences
• levels
• graduations
• arrays
• distributions
• degrees
• echelons
• food chains
• statuses
• arrangements
• situations
• positions
• setups
• places
• rungs
• disposals
• footings
• standings
• dispositions
• stations
• pecking orders
• spots
• reaches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hierarchies

Decades earlier, Atlanta had thrown its own enormous party, celebrating a fantasy of Southern womanhood while reinforcing the racial and social hierarchies of the real South—and conveniently leaving the horrors of slavery out of the picture. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Ponti always rejected rigid hierarchies between high and low. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026

Right now, the voices speaking most clearly to the desire for at-home care are pronatalist and regressive, favoring traditional gender hierarchies to grow the population at all costs. — Moira O’Neil, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

Its nascent democratic system confronted entrenched social hierarchies of caste and power. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

How far might a nation go that had no kings to depose, no entrenched hierarchies to uproot, a country so young and iconoclastic and resource-rich? — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

To navigate this acceleration, leadership must shift from rigid hierarchies to horizontal agility—partnering across boundaries to follow the fluid flow of value. — Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Most major mergers are consummated after executives have dedicated months to quietly drafting detailed operational plans and organizational hierarchies. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Here again, actors deploying crypto’s financial heft crashed through boundaries that would have earlier been difficult for artists to circumnavigate without having achieved legitimacy through more conventional pathways in existing hierarchies. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026