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Synonyms of ranking
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a scheme of rank or order
- in one ranking of the best places to live, San Francisco surpassed all the other cities in the U.S.
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- food chain,
- pecking order
- (also peck order)
2
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
- the President's ranking in the polls is at its highest level since he took office
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ranking
verbpresent participle of rank
Synonyms & Antonyms of ranking (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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2
to arrange or assign according to type
- most critics would rank him among our best actors
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- alphabetizing,
- cataloging
- (or cataloguing),
- filing,
- indexing,
- listing,
- referring
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The first known use of ranking was in 1836
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