hierarchically
In ranked order
Hierarchically means arranged or organized according to rank, status, or levels of importance.
The word describes how things are structured from top to bottom: The company is hierarchically organized, with decisions flowing down from executives to managers to staff.
It applies to any system with layers of authority or classification: Files were hierarchically nested in folders and subfolders.
Having multiple levels
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- nestedContained within another
- stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
- leveledMade flat or equal
pyramidal · cascading · branching · structured · ordered · ranked · graduated · classified
Formal authority hierarchy
- top-downDirected from highest level
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
- seniorityRank from length of service
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
leadership · delegation · reporting · management · supervision · governance · directorship · oversight
Branching organizational diagram
- parent-childCaregiver-descendant relation
- nodesPoints of connection
- branchesLimbs of trees
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
directory · folder structure · inheritance · nested · XML · JSON · database · file system
Inherited social division
- class systemSocietal ranking by birth
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- eliteSuperior select group
stratification · privilege · inequality · patriarchy · oligarchy · socioeconomic · rank · status
tiered
Having multiple levels
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- nestedContained within another
- stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
leveled · pyramidal · cascading · branching · structured · ordered · ranked · graduated · classified · categorized
chain of command
Formal authority hierarchy
- top-downDirected from highest level
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
- seniorityRank from length of service
pecking order · leadership · delegation · reporting · management · supervision · governance · directorship · oversight · bureaucracy
tree structure
Branching organizational diagram
- parent-childCaregiver-descendant relation
- nodesPoints of connection
- branchesLimbs of trees
root · directory · folder structure · inheritance · nested · XML · JSON · database · file system · outline
caste
Inherited social division
- class systemSocietal ranking by birth
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
elite · stratification · privilege · inequality · patriarchy · oligarchy · socioeconomic · rank · status · prestige
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladisticsClassification by common descent
lineage · genealogy · typology · kingdom · genus · species · domain · family · order · branching
hierarchicallyflatly
Without expression or qualification
equally · horizontally · democratically · laterally · collectively
- hierarchical systemStructure with ranked levels
- hierarchical orderGraded structure of rank
- hierarchical societyLayered social ranking structure
- hierarchical structureLayered ranks of authority