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shortlist vs rank

rank vs shortlist

shortlist and rank both are nouns.

shortlist is not an adjective while rank is an adjective.

shortlist and rank both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shortlist Yes No Yes No
rank Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, rank is a hypernym of shortlist; that is, rank is a word with a broader meaning than shortlist:
  • shortlist: put someone or something on a short list
  • rank: assign a rank or rating to
Other hypernyms of shortlist include grade, order, place, range, rate.
shortlist (noun) rank (noun)
a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen 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
shortlist (adjective) rank (adjective)
growing profusely
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
very fertile; producing profuse growth
very offensive in smell or taste
shortlist (verb) rank (verb)
put someone or something on a short list assign a rank or rating to
take or have a position relative to others
take precedence or surpass others in rank
Difference between shortlist and rank

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