Antonyms for rankings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rang-king |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈræŋ kɪŋ |
Definition of rankings
Origin :- early 14c., "row, line series;" c.1400, a row of an army, from Old French renc, ranc "row, line" (Modern French rang), from Frankish *hring or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German hring "circle, ring"), from Proto-Germanic *khrengaz "circle, ring" (see ring (n.1)).
- Meaning "a social division, class of persons" is from early 15c. Meaning "high station in society" is from early 15c. Meaning "a relative position" is from c.1600.
- As in pecking order : noun hierarchy
- As in scale : noun graduated system
- As in seniority : noun rank in organization due to length of service
- As in hierarchy : noun order
- The following table gives the results when these two rankings were correlated by two statistical methods of computing correlation.
- Extract from : « Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods » by Harry L. Hollingworth
Synonyms for rankings
- advantage
- antiquity
- calibration
- chain of command
- class structure
- computation
- corporate ladder
- degrees
- dominance
- due order
- echelons
- eldership
- extent
- food chain
- gamut
- gradation
- grouping
- hierarchy
- ladder
- line of dominance
- order
- pecking order
- placing
- position
- power structure
- precedence
- preference
- priority
- progression
- proportion
- pyramid
- range
- rank
- ranking
- rate
- ratio
- reach
- register
- rule
- scale
- scope
- sequence
- series
- social hierarchy
- social ladder
- social pyramid
- social stratification
- social structure
- spectrum
- spread
- standing
- station
- steps
- superiority
- system
- way
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