Synonyms of ranks

ranks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rank

1

as in is

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

my favorite pitcher ranks first in the league for number of consecutive outs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• is
• places
• rates
• stands
• grades
• groups
• seeds
• counts
• classes
• sorts
• categorizes
• classifies
• codifies
• separates
• installs
• instates
• compartmentalizes
• sets

2

as in groups

to arrange or assign according to type

most critics would rank him among our best actors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groups
• classifies
• relegates
• types
• grades
• distinguishes
• sorts
• lists
• places
• separates
• categorizes
• classes
• distributes
• ranges
• files
• identifies
• organizes
• recognizes
• pegs
• digests
• codifies
• orders
• breaks down
• compartments
• assorts
• compartmentalizes
• indexes
• refers
• catalogs
• culls
• alphabetizes
• shelves
• marshals
• systematizes
• disposes
• arrays
• clumps
• winnows
• draws up
• clusters
• sifts
• reclassifies
• regroups
• pigeonholes
• screens
• sets
• sieves
• colligates
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumps
• scrambles
• confuses
• mixes (up)
• jumbles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

ranks

2 of 2

noun

plural of rank

as in league

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

this book will someday join the ranks of the world's great novels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• league
• category
• group
• family
• classification
• class
• tier
• kind
• division
• order
• species
• set
• generation
• genus
• type
• bracket
• grade
• sort
• section
• breed
• race
• rubric
• description
• branch
• variety
• specialty
• subdivision
• manner
• kidney
• subgroup
• heading
• ilk
• nature
• title
• speciality
• label
• subspecies
• like
• subclass
• feather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ranks

Verb

Alphabet, which ranks third in cloud, started providing total revenue from Google Cloud Platform and Workspace productivity subscriptions in 2020. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Emerging markets such as India, which entered the top 20 markets two years ago and now ranks 15th for Swiss watch exports by size, and Mexico are also contributing to a lessening of the dependency on wavering top markets, in particular China. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Cabarrus ranks eighth in enrollment among North Carolina school systems. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

That good judgment comes from teaching them how the business ranks competing priorities. — Pranav Dalal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Meir, who has a total of 49 hours and 22 minutes on EVA, now ranks third among all women astronauts at NASA for total number of spacewalks. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

That jackpot ranks among the largest Powerball prizes ever awarded and reset the game after months of rollovers. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, Mendoza, business owner Willie Wilson and lobbyist John Kelly have promised to boost Chicago police ranks by at least that much. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

The longtime Chargers standout and recent Colts signee ranks among the NFL’s all-time leaders with 1,055 catches, 12,051 yards and 70 touchdowns. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Noun

Some came through technical ranks, whereas others followed very different paths. — Milan Shetti, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

For the next several summers, Wardle worked on staff, investing in the younger Scouts coming up through the ranks. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

The mood of public and institutional reckoning is unsettling to some in the ranks of Fidesz. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026

So the league is making social justice a priority while criminal justice needs addressing within its ranks. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

As Damian starts to rise up the ranks in the boxing world, secrets are revealed, and the two end up in a high-stakes match against each other. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

At 24, Lefty has joined the ranks of Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Shania Twain, and fellow chart-topping singer-songwriters bridging the gap between country and pop music. — Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026

The team also traded away Luis Arraez and Heliot Ramos for prospects, further thinning their ranks. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Ordonez joined Club Brugge in August 2022 after coming through the ranks at Ecuadorian clubs Deportivo Azogues and Independiente del Valle. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing ranks

• close ranks