Synonyms of pecking orders

pecking orders

noun

variants also peck orders

plural of pecking order

as in rankings

the way in which people or things in a group or organization are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status

As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order.

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pecking orders

From playoff pecking orders to division title tiebreakers to how the NFC South can be won (or lost) in only two games instead of four, Fowler and Kaye break it all down for the Carolina faithful. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025