1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

hierarchizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of hierarchize
as in prioritizes

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchizes
  1. prioritizes
  2. files
  3. grades
Verb
  • Ohtani has missed two straight games for the first time this season and hasn’t pitched since July, as the team prioritizes rest and a mental reset for their two-way star.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • My core programming prioritizes immediate scannability, short sentences, and bulleted lists.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of prioritizes
Verb
  • His name appears in the Justice Department's Epstein files thousands of times.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One of his cousins raises a fist in triumph as everyone files out, completely stunned that this day actually arrived.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of files
Verb
  • But how does this ranking compare to scores from Leapfrog, a watchdog organization that grades hospitals on safety?
    — Eva Flowe August 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Marquez grades well on rival teams’ models, according to analysts with several teams who were granted anonymity to speak freely.
    — The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of grades
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

hierarchized
hierarchizes
hierarchizing
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hierarchizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchizes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of watershed

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
funny guinea pig in glasses reading a book
Challenging Words You Should Know Vol 2 Words to the wise
See All