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

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

Between restructuring waves, automation fears and flattening hierarchies, that concern isn’t always irrational. — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Lake said the contrasts between the quiet and extravagant designs are important and represent someone’s journey through society’s hierarchies. — Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Depending on the club, the hierarchies are still clear, and there might be little overlap between those positions. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Estrangement often happens when these two ideas of family collide and cannot be reconciled – when one member insists that biological or origin ties and hierarchies reinforce the family unit, and another insists that behavior does. — Rin Reczek, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Temporary contracts add to instability, McAlister wrote, and create a culture of silence around employee mistreatment and toxic hierarchies. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

That data has helped researchers spot smaller flock sizes among birds such as dark-eyed juncos and house finches, track species moving into new areas and learn more about disease and the same social hierarchies playing out around backyard feeders. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

And with Molly Ringwald as his muse, Hughes’s directorial debut established his gift for frank and empathetic tales of adolescent crushes and high school social hierarchies. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026