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

And through two games, his run-blocking grade (on 22 running play snaps) ranks 38th among 73 tight ends, per PFF. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Greenland Mines, meanwhile, is a natural resources company working on the Skaergaard Project, which ranks among the world’s largest undeveloped palladium, gold and platinum deposits. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

On Saturday night at Hornet Stadium, the Bison defeated Sacramento State, 31-10, in a meeting of college football’s two newest members to the NCAA Division I FBS ranks, the highest classification in the sport. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

The Horned Frogs have produced seven sacks so far this season including two against Arkansas State, but that only ranks middle of the pack nationally. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

South Dakota has reached at least the quarterfinals of the past three FCS postseasons, and the NCAA ranks the Coyotes 10th in the country after an undefeated 3-0 start. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Sep. 2026

The Boilermakers’ defensive line features five high-impact players that are at least 6-foot-3, and a nose tackle who weighs in at 301 pounds and anchors a defensive front that ranks second in the Big Ten with 17 tackles for loss. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Additional, Matt Turner has been one of the best goalkeepers in MLS this season and ranks fourth, just ahead of Orlando City’s Maxime Crepeau, in saves, with 98 to Crepeau’s 96. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

More changes are coming to Disney‘s top TV ranks as Eric Schrier moves from his role as head of international originals to a production pact amid the larger shakeup of Disney TV leadership. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Noun

Top labs like OpenAI and SpaceX have also backed calls from rival Anthropic to slow down development of frontier models as more alarm bells come from within their own ranks. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 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

Geely is joining the ranks of BYD, which last year overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV maker, as well as CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, both of which this year rolled out around 5-minute EV ultrafast charging. — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Geely is joining the ranks of BYD, which last year overtook Tesla as the world's biggest EV maker, as well as CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, both of which this year rolled out around 5-minute EV ultrafast charging. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

The 25-year-old ranks among the top 10 in the National League in opponent average, strikeouts and ERA. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

But the American Library Association did not initially warmly welcome women to the ranks of its war service. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2026

As this drama unfolds, Roy and Keeley attempt to make it to Chelsea in time for Roy’s induction into the ranks of Chelsea legends. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing ranks

• close ranks