tier vs rank
rank vs tiertier and rank both are nouns.
tier is not an adjective while rank is an adjective.
tier is not a verb while rank is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tier | Yes | No | No | No |
| rank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
rank is a hypernym of
tier; that is, rank is a
word with a broader meaning than tier:
- tier: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- rank: relative status
| tier (noun) | rank (noun) |
|---|---|
| one of two or more layers one atop another | a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another |
| any one of two or more competitors who tie one another | the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) |
| a relative position or degree of value in a graded group | the body of members of an organization or group |
| something that is used for tying | relative status |
| a worker who ties something | position in a social hierarchy |
| tier (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 |
| tier (verb) | rank (verb) |
|---|---|
| assign a rank or rating to | |
| take or have a position relative to others | |
| take precedence or surpass others in rank |
Words related to "tier"
Words related to "rank"
- absolute
- abundant
- archidiaconate
- armed forces
- armed services
- baronetcy
- barony
- be
- billionth
- body
- come
- come in
- come out
- complete
- conspicuous
- crying
- downgrade
- downright
- dukedom
- earldom
- egregious
- eighteenth
- eighth
- eightieth
- eleventh
- end man
- enlisted man
- evaluate
- excel
- fertile
- fifteenth
- fifth
- fiftieth
- first
- flagrant
- force
- fortieth
- fourteenth
- fourth
- glaring
- gradation
- grade
- gross
- hundredth
- judge
- kingship
- last
- level
- line
- membership
- military
- military machine
- military rank
- military rating
- millionth
- nineteenth
- ninetieth
- ninth
- number one
- offensive
- order
- organisation
- organization
- out-and-out
- outrank
- pass judgment
- paygrade
- personnel
- place
- position
- princedom
- prioritise
- prioritize
- quality
- range
- rank and file
- ranker
- ranking
- rankness
- rate
- rating
- reorder
- right-down
- second
- second class
- seed
- sequence
- seventeenth
- seventh
- seventieth
- sheer
- shortlist
- sixteenth
- sixth
- sixtieth
- social rank
- social station
- social status
- stand out
- station
- status
- step
- subordinate
- superordinate
- surpass
- tenth
- third
- thirteenth
- thirtieth
- thousandth
- tier
- twelfth
- twentieth
- upgrade
- viscountcy
- viscounty
- war machine
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