ranking

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. Synonyms of ranking graduation, hierarchy, ladder, ordering, scaleWords Related to ranking food chain, pecking order (also peck order); arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, sequence, series, setup; degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, reaches, rung, situation, spot, standing, station, status

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 Synonyms of ranking degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, rank, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status, stratumWords Related to ranking condition, estate, order, walk; capacity, function; rating