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

This disaster ranks as the single largest one-month tornadic outbreak in Indiana’s weather history. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026

Reid ranks fourth on the NFL’s coaching career victory list, including playoffs, with 279. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Seattle, which entered play with a minus-23 run differential, walked out of American Family Field with a minus-45 mark that somehow ranks as the third-best in what has been an ignominious American League West division. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

In four seasons, Hall has registered 5,040 scrimmage yards, which ranks 14th in the league during that span. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

The debut project’s follow-up Unorthodox Jukebox ranks as his second-longest-running full-length, with just 85 weeks. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Postpartum psychosis Postpartum psychosis ranks as one of the rarest and most severe mental health disorders associated with childbirth. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

The small-market club plays in an older stadium, ranks near the bottom on local revenue and lacks a national brand from its Super Bowl trophy-less history. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Nikola Jokic ranks second in that category with 198 going into this season. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Noun

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

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon join the ranks of iconic observatories like the Hubble and James Webb telescopes – plumbing the far reaches of the cosmos to answer some of life's greatest mysteries. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 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

Shortly after the loss, a 12-fight winning streak launched him into the ranks of boxing's best and most exciting fighters. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Niccol has also committed to fill 90% of leadership roles from within the ranks, providing tangible pathways of career progression for the best frontline employees. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89. — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Djokovic began his professional career in 2003, quickly rising the ranks in the international tennis scene to join the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as one of the most dominating players in the game. — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

As forcible mobilisation grows to fill Ukraine’s ebbing ranks, so will anger at the presidency and military. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing ranks

• close ranks