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

Swift extends her mark for the most top 10s on the tally to 34; Bad Bunny ranks second with 24. — Gary Trust, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Long accustomed to finishing second to Spirit at FLL, JetBlue now ranks first in number of passengers. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Through Week 3, Shane Steichen’s team ranks 15th in scoring offense at 24 points per game. — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Corruption across the political divide Much of this year’s fatigue traces back to a sense of hopelessness over systemic corruption, which ranks among voters’ biggest concerns, yet neither camp can claim the issue as its own, say experts. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Wilkerson is the 20th commitment for the Horned Frogs’ 2027 recruiting class which currently ranks 51st nationally and seventh in the Big 12. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

On came Stafford, who ranks fourth all time in fourth-quarter comebacks. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Polling continues to show that housing affordability ranks among the most pressing concerns for Americans nationwide. — Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026

Novelty ranks, but slip skirts, pleated, twisted and tweaked, are all on the trend and buy shortlist. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Noun

Beating Alabama would vault them up even higher in the ranks and silence some of the naysayers. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Argentina, a Group of 20 nation of 46 million people home to a vast Patagonian wilderness and culturally vibrant capital, is set to become the first South American country to join their ranks. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Kline isn’t the only Burger King franchisee to originate from its own ranks. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

That’s an improbable description for a longtime Wall Street exec — even more so for one who has spent 26 years climbing the ranks of Goldman Sachs, and who may soon ascend to the CEO job at the storied investment bank. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Competitive hackles aside, the ranks of the independent advisory boutique now seem like so much ego detritus, a horse painting above a fireplace. — semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data from the PRISM Group at Oregon State University. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

His hopes for The Situation is to better the experience of other disadvantaged creatives climbing the ranks today. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

That pause is an essential part of DraftKings’ seemingly paradoxical business model — to make as much money as possible from the nation’s growing ranks of sports bettors without encouraging gambling addiction. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing ranks

• close ranks