highest rank

Supreme standing achieved

Highest rank refers to the topmost position in a hierarchy or system of classification.

In military contexts, it means the most senior grade: She achieved the highest rank in the Navy.

More broadly, it describes supreme standing in any ordered group: The film holds the highest rank among critics' favorites.

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top dog · summit · chief · commander · general · admiral · elite · pecking order · chain of command · top brass · prestige · crown · throne · paramount · premier · zenith · superior · ultimate

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Opposites
hierarchical position

highest ranklast place

Lowest rank achieved

rock bottom · dead last · basement level · entry level · the bottom

status and prestige

highest rankno standing

Prohibition against stopping

disgrace · infamy · obscurity · ignominy

power and authority

highest rankpowerlessness

Inability to affect outcomes

subordination · rank and file · foot soldier · peon · underling

Family

high, higher, highly, height, heights, heighten, heightened, heightening, rank

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G