HIERARCHY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HIERARCHY?

Need another word that means the same as “hierarchy”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “hierarchy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hierarchy” are: pecking order, power structure, ranking, grading, ladder, social order, social stratum, social scale, class system

Hierarchy as a Noun

Definitions of "Hierarchy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hierarchy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body.
• The upper echelons of a hierarchical system.
• A system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
• A series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system.
• An arrangement or classification of things according to relative importance or inclusiveness.
• The traditional system of orders of angels and other heavenly beings.
• The clergy of the Catholic Church or of an episcopal Church.

Synonyms of "Hierarchy" as a noun (9 Words)

class system	Education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings.
grading	Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score. What he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do.
ladder	A piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something. He climbed the career ladder.
pecking order	A United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches.
power structure	Possession of controlling influence.
ranking	The action or process of giving a specified rank to someone or something. The ranking of students.
social order	A party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity.
social scale	A party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity.
social stratum	A party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity.

Usage Examples of "Hierarchy" as a noun

• The heavenly hierarchy.
• A taxonomic hierarchy of phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species.
• The magazine was read quite widely even by some of the hierarchy.
• The initiative was with those lower down in the hierarchy.
• The trend is to get away from hierarchy and control.
• Put honesty first in her hierarchy of values.
• The Roman Catholic hierarchy in Romania.

Associations of "Hierarchy" (30 Words)

authoritarian	An authoritarian person. The timid child of authoritarian parents.
autocracy	A political system governed by a single individual. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an autocracy.
bureaucratic	Relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. The scheme is overly bureaucratic and complex.
caste	The system of dividing society into castes. In both ants and termites the workers can include specialist castes such as soldiers.
citizen	A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community. A British citizen.
civilian	Relating to civilians. I talk to a lot of actresses and they say that civilians are scared of them.
colonialism	The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. The state apparatus that was dominant under colonialism.
country	The people who live in a nation or country. The country s largest manufacturer.
demobilize	Retire from military service. Germany demanded that they demobilize within twelve hours.
discrimination	The ability to judge what is of high quality; good judgement or taste. Discrimination learning.
domineering	Tending to domineer. How can I do my job with a domineering boss yelling in my ear.
echelon	Arrange in an echelon formation. The Task Force would take the left echeloned to be able to sweep in from the west.
ethnicity	An ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties. Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations.
ethnographic	Of or relating to ethnography. Ethnographic research in European border communities.
king	One of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king. He ll start kinging it over the lot of us again.
nation	The people who live in a nation or country. A statement that sums up the nation s mood.
national	A national newspaper as opposed to a local one. A national newspaper.
nationalism	Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it. Their nationalism is tempered by a desire to join the European Union.
nationality	The status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization. Such images define their sense of nationality.
oligarchy	A country governed by an oligarchy. The big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen.
organizational	Of or relating to an organization. The need for organizational change.
patriotism	Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it. A highly decorated officer of unquestionable integrity and patriotism.
people	Fill with people. She is a favourite of the people.
plutocracy	An elite or ruling class whose power derives from their wealth. Officials were drawn from the new plutocracy.
racism	Discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race. A programme to combat racism.
rank	Assign a rank or rating to. The strike was supported by the union rank and file.
stratified	Deposited or arranged in horizontal layers. Stratified rock.
stratify	Of seeds be germinated by stratifying. The residues have begun to stratify.
system	A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole. The body has a system of organs for digestion.
tier	A level or grade within the hierarchy of an organization or system. A three tier wedding cake.