Synonyms of ladders

ladders

noun

plural of ladder

as in hierarchies

a scheme of rank or order

their team placed third on the tournament ladder

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ladders

Some staff escaped the burning building by climbing from windows down firefighters’ ladders. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

There are two aluminum ladders on the wall, and students have 12 minutes to climb up and down 10 times. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

But because a film shoot is kind of boring, most of us abandoned the ladders after an hour, leaving my brother to watch the rest of the filming alone. — Sarah Shanfield, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

To find their bodies, that afternoon Comella and other firemen traversed the steep, smoldering steel mountain using a series of ladders, a process not unlike the way trekkers negotiate the treacherous Khumbu ice fall at the base of Mount Everest. — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

On top of that, police urge folks to lock their doors, cars and sheds and even keep ladders away from houses. — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

The initial phase of work first began around two years ago, removing the metal silos and other immediately dangerous items, like ladders frequently used by trespassers and rusty metal pieces around the property. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

The finished basement adds two extra bedrooms, one featuring bunk beds reached by steps, not temporary ladders. — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 31 Aug. 2026

As impressive as many space-saving tiny houses are, not everyone is cut out for climbing into small lofts using movable ladders, or sleeping on a sofa bed every night. — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026