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sheer vs rank

rank vs sheer

sheer is not a noun while rank is a noun.

sheer and rank both are adjectives.

sheer and rank both are verbs.

sheer is an adverb but rank is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sheer No Yes Yes Yes
rank Yes Yes Yes No
As adjectives, sheer and rank are synonyms defined as:
  • sheer and rank: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Other synonyms of sheer include absolute, downright, out-and-out, right-down.
sheer (noun) rank (noun)
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
the body of members of an organization or group
relative status
position in a social hierarchy
sheer (adjective) rank (adjective)
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers growing profusely
not mixed with extraneous elements complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
so thin as to transmit light very fertile; producing profuse growth
very offensive in smell or taste
sheer (verb) rank (verb)
turn sharply; change direction abruptly assign a rank or rating to
cause to sheer take or have a position relative to others
take precedence or surpass others in rank
sheer (adverb) rank (adverb)
completely
straight up or down without a break
Difference between sheer and rank

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