ladderlike
Having horizontal rungs
Resembling a ladder in form or structure—having parallel sides connected by evenly spaced rungs or crossbars: ladderlike DNA molecules, the ladderlike pattern of the fire escape.
The word describes anything with that characteristic stepped or runged appearance.
Moving upward
- descendingMoving downward
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- clamberingAwkward, effortful climbing
gripping · handholds · footholds · vertical · steep · precarious · wobbly · steady
Temporary exterior work platform
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- trellisGarden climbing structure
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
skeleton · armature · mesh · webbing · rigging · A-frame · gangway
Sequential actions in process
- crosspiecesBars laid across supports
- treadsOuter tire surfaces
- footrestsSupports for elevated feet
- railsGuiding metal bars
stiles · uprights · equidistant · spaced · interval · horizontal · parallel · perpendicular
Proceeding by small additions
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- graduatedCompleted formal studies
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- hierarchicalOrganized by rank
tiered · graded · ranked · successive · promotion · advancement · meritocratic
ascending
Moving upward
- descendingMoving downward
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- scalingClimbing or resizing
clambering · gripping · handholds · footholds · vertical · steep · precarious · wobbly · steady · hand-over-hand
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
grid · skeleton · armature · mesh · webbing · rigging · A-frame · gangway
steps
Sequential actions in process
- crosspiecesBars laid across supports
- treadsOuter tire surfaces
- footrestsSupports for elevated feet
rails · stiles · uprights · equidistant · spaced · interval · horizontal · parallel · perpendicular · sequential
incremental
Proceeding by small additions
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- graduatedCompleted formal studies
- sequentialOccurring in succession
hierarchical · tiered · graded · ranked · successive · promotion · advancement · meritocratic
ladder, ladders, laddered, stepladder, laddering, stepladders, ladder-back