ranks

The word “ranks” has 1 syllable: ranks

It's pronounced as /ræŋks/


What is synonym and antonym for ranks?

In the thesaurus, “ranks” has 107 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ranks along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ranks

  • alphabetizes
  • arrays
  • assorts
  • bracket
  • branch
  • breaks down
  • breed
  • catalogs
  • catalogues
  • categorizes
  • category
  • class
  • classes
  • classification
  • classifies
  • clumps
  • clusters
  • codifies
  • colligates
  • common run
  • common soldiery
  • common sort
  • compartmentalizes
  • compartments
  • counts
  • culls
  • description
  • digests
  • disposes
  • distinguishes
  • distributes
  • division
  • draws up
  • family
  • feather
  • files
  • forces
  • generation
  • genus
  • grade
  • grades
  • grassroots
  • group
  • groups
  • heading
  • identifies
  • ilk
  • indexes
  • installs
  • instates
  • is
  • kidney
  • kind
  • label
  • league
  • like
  • lists
  • majority
  • manner
  • marshalls
  • marshals
  • nature
  • order
  • orders
  • organizes
  • pegs
  • pigeonholes
  • places
  • plebeians
  • proletariat
  • race
  • ranges
  • rates
  • recategorizes
  • reclassifies
  • recognizes
  • refers
  • regroups
  • relegates
  • rubric
  • screens
  • section
  • seeds
  • separates
  • set
  • sets
  • shelves
  • sieves
  • sifts
  • sort
  • sorts
  • speciality
  • specialty
  • species
  • stands
  • subcategorizes
  • subclass
  • subdivision
  • subgroup
  • subspecies
  • systematizes
  • tier
  • title
  • type
  • types
  • variety
  • winnows

Antonyms for ranks

  • confuses
  • disarranges
  • jumbles
  • lumps
  • misclassifies
  • missorts
  • mistypes
  • scrambles

Meanings of ranks

  • noun
    1. A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].
    2. In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
    3. One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality.
    4. The level of one's position in a class-based society.
    5. A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.
    6. A level in a scientific taxonomy system.
    7. Maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
    8. The dimensionality of an array or tensor.
    9. The maximum quantity of D-linearly independent elements of a module (over an integral domain D).
    10. The size of any basis of a given matroid.
    11. One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number). The analog vertical lines are the files.
    12. (typically in the plural) A category of people, such as those who share an occupation.
  • verb
    1. To place abreast, or in a line.
    2. To have a ranking.
    3. To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
    4. To take rank of; to outrank.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers stood in ranks during the military parade, displaying perfect discipline.
  • Her performance in the competition earned her a place among the top ranks of the tournament.
  • The company is proud to be recognized in the ranks of the best employers in the industry.
  • As the team improved, they climbed the ranks in the league standings.
  • The author's latest novel quickly rose through the ranks to become a bestseller.

On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ranks, such as: alphabetizes, arrays, assorts, bracket, branch, breaks down, breed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • capacities
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  • pecking order
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  • rankings
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