| rank | | |
| n. (group) | 1. rank | a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another.; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen" |
| ~ line | a formation of people or things one beside another.; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" |
| ~ end man | a man at one end of a row of people. |
| n. (state) | 2. rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| ~ first, number one | the first or highest in an ordering or series.; "He wanted to be the first" |
| ~ second | following the first in an ordering or series.; "he came in a close second" |
| ~ third | following the second position in an ordering or series.; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment" |
| ~ fourth | following the third position; number four in a countable series. |
| ~ fifth | position five in a countable series of things.; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners" |
| ~ sixth | position six in a countable series of things. |
| ~ seventh | position seven in a countable series of things. |
| ~ eighth | position eight in a countable series of things. |
| ~ ninth | position nine in a countable series of things.; "going into the ninth they were a run ahead" |
| ~ tenth | position ten in a countable series of things. |
| ~ eleventh | position 11 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ twelfth | position 12 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ thirteenth | position 13 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ fourteenth | position 14 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ fifteenth | position 15 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ sixteenth | position 16 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ seventeenth | position 17 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ eighteenth | position 18 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ nineteenth | position 19 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ twentieth | position 20 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ thirtieth | position 30 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ fortieth | position 40 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ fiftieth | position 50 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ sixtieth | position 60 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ seventieth | position 70 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ eightieth | position 80 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ ninetieth | position 90 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ hundredth | position 100 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ thousandth | position 1,000 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ millionth | position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ billionth | position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things. |
| ~ last | the last or lowest in an ordering or series.; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last" |
| ~ status, position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" |
| ~ tier, grade, level | a relative position or degree of value in a graded group.; "lumber of the highest grade" |
| ~ gradation, step | relative position in a graded series.; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" |
| ~ second class | not the highest rank in a classification. |
| ~ military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating | rank in a military organization. |
| ~ archidiaconate | office or position of an archdeacon. |
| ~ baronetcy, barony | the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness. |
| ~ dukedom | the dignity or rank or position of a duke. |
| ~ earldom | the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess. |
| ~ kingship | the dignity or rank or position of a king. |
| ~ princedom | the dignity or rank or position of a prince. |
| ~ viscountcy, viscounty | the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or viscountess. |
| n. (group) | 3. rank, rank and file | the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army).; "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ personnel, force | group of people willing to obey orders.; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" |
| ~ enlisted man | a male enlisted person in the armed forces. |
| n. (state) | 4. rank, social rank, social station, social status | position in a social hierarchy.; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" |
| ~ status, position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" |
| ~ station, place | proper or designated social situation.; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" |
| ~ quality | high social status.; "a man of quality" |
| n. (group) | 5. membership, rank | the body of members of an organization or group.; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" |
| ~ body | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" |
| ~ organization, organisation | a group of people who work together. |
| v. (cognition) | 6. rank | take or have a position relative to others.; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" |
| ~ come in, come out, place | take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal.; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" |
| ~ come | have a certain priority.; "My family comes first" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. grade, order, place, range, rank, rate | assign a rank or rating to.; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" |
| ~ superordinate | place in a superior order or rank.; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" |
| ~ shortlist | put someone or something on a short list. |
| ~ seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. |
| ~ reorder | assign a new order to. |
| ~ subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value.; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" |
| ~ prioritise, prioritize | assign a priority to.; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" |
| ~ sequence | arrange in a sequence. |
| ~ downgrade | rate lower; lower in value or esteem. |
| ~ upgrade | rate higher; raise in value or esteem. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| v. (stative) | 8. outrank, rank | take precedence or surpass others in rank. |
| ~ excel, surpass, stand out | distinguish oneself.; "She excelled in math" |
| adj. | 9. rank | very fertile; producing profuse growth.; "rank earth" |
| ~ fertile | capable of reproducing. |
| adj. | 10. rank | very offensive in smell or taste.; "a rank cigar" |
| ~ offensive | unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses.; "offensive odors" |
| adj. | 11. crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" |
| ~ conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind.; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
| adj. | 12. absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| adj. | 13. rank | growing profusely.; "rank jungle vegetation" |
| ~ abundant | present in great quantity.; "an abundant supply of water" |
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