ranking
1 of 2adjective
rank·ing ˈraŋ-kiŋ 
: having a high position: such as
a
: of the highest rank
the ranking officer
b
: being next to the chairman in seniority
ranking committee member
ranking
2 of 2noun
plural rankings
: position, order, or standing within a group : rank
The figures, compiled from federal surveys and a tourism research concern, earned New York City a second-place ranking nationwide as a destination for United States travelers, pushing Las Vegas down to the No. 3 spot.
Eric Lipton
Eric Lipton… if a site is linked to by sites of high quality and popularity, those links can raise the ranking of the first site. Elizabeth Stone
Elizabeth StonePlaying primarily in regional events, she earned a ranking of No. 151, high enough to make the qualifying field at Roland Garros. L. Jon Wertheim
L. Jon Wertheim… he had the lowest interception rate and the highest ranking of any NFL quarterback … Paul Zimmerman
Paul Zimmerman
Synonyms
Noun
- graduation
- hierarchy
- ladder
- ordering
- scale
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Adjective Who is the ranking officer here? the country's ranking law school
Recent Examples on the Web CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 Blinken is the highest ranking American official to visit the Philippines since Marcos Jr. took office on June 30 following a landslide election victory. Jim Gomez, ajc, 6 Aug. 2022 Pelosi received a euphoric welcome as the first U.S. House speaker, and highest ranking U.S. official, to visit Taiwan in more than 25 years, and China swiftly responded by announcing multiple military exercises nearby. David Rising, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Senator Pat Toomey, the ranking Republican on the Banking Committee that oversees the Fed, has expressed concern about lack of geographic and industry diversity among policy makers. Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Burlingame said Wyoming’s ranking as the worst place for suicides per capita is reason enough to keep firearms away from people in crisis. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 Johns Hopkins University climbed to 9th-best out of nearly 400 universities nationally, an improvement from its ranking as 10th-best in 2020. Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2020 That was higher than his fellow Democratic governors' approval ratings, and Beshear clocked in with the 12th-highest ranking overall behind 11 Republican governors. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2022 In fact, Pro Wrestling Illustrated itself seemed surprised with The Miz’s ranking. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 May 2021 See More
Adjective
Speaker Pelosi is the highest ranking US official to visit Taiwan in about 25 years. CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 Blinken is the highest ranking American official to visit the Philippines since Marcos Jr. took office on June 30 following a landslide election victory. Jim Gomez, ajc, 6 Aug. 2022 Pelosi received a euphoric welcome as the first U.S. House speaker, and highest ranking U.S. official, to visit Taiwan in more than 25 years, and China swiftly responded by announcing multiple military exercises nearby. David Rising, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Senator Pat Toomey, the ranking Republican on the Banking Committee that oversees the Fed, has expressed concern about lack of geographic and industry diversity among policy makers. Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Burlingame said Wyoming’s ranking as the worst place for suicides per capita is reason enough to keep firearms away from people in crisis. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 Johns Hopkins University climbed to 9th-best out of nearly 400 universities nationally, an improvement from its ranking as 10th-best in 2020. Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2020 That was higher than his fellow Democratic governors' approval ratings, and Beshear clocked in with the 12th-highest ranking overall behind 11 Republican governors. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2022 In fact, Pro Wrestling Illustrated itself seemed surprised with The Miz’s ranking. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1847, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1836, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing ranking
ranking 1 of 2
noun
1
as in hierarchy
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 & Similar Words
Relevance
- hierarchy
- ladder
- scale
- series
- level
- graduation
- sequence
- ordering
- status
- position
- distribution
- echelon
- degree
- array
- place
- standing
- disposal
- situation
- spot
- arrangement
- peck order
- food chain
- footing
- setup
- disposition
- reaches
- pecking order
- rung
- station
2
as in rank
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 & Similar Words
- rank
- level
- position
- echelon
- place
- status
- standing
- degree
- situation
- footing
- station
- stratum
- reach(es)
- rung
- rating
- function
- condition
- order
- estate
- walk
- capacity
ranking
2 of 2verb
1
as in rating
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes my favorite pitcher ranks first in the league for number of consecutive outs Synonyms & Similar Words
- rating
- being
- placing
- standing
- grading
- seeding
- grouping
- counting
- classifying
- categorizing
- sorting
- classing
- separating
- setting
- codifying
- installing
- compartmentalizing
- instating
2
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type most critics would rank him among our best actors Synonyms & Similar Words
- classifying
- grouping
- grading
- distinguishing
- listing
- relegating
- placing
- typing
- categorizing
- distributing
- sorting
- separating
- identifying
- pegging
- recognizing
- classing
- organizing
- ranging
- digesting
- codifying
- assorting
- cataloging
- indexing
- compartmenting
- referring
- compartmentalizing
- ordering
- filing
- alphabetizing
- culling
- breaking down
- systematizing
- disposing
- clustering
- arraying
- sifting
- drawing up
- reclassifying
- screening
- winnowing
- shelving
- cataloguing
- pigeonholing
- regrouping
- clumping
- setting
- sieving
- marshaling
- colligating
- recategorizing
- marshalling
- subcategorizing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- jumbling
- scrambling
- lumping
- mixing (up)
- confusing
- disarranging
- misclassifying
- mistyping
- mis-sorting
- missorting