outranking
Higher in standing
Outranking means holding a higher rank or position than someone else, typically in military or organizational hierarchies: A colonel outranks a major.
The term extends to any situation where one thing surpasses another in standing or priority: Safety concerns outrank convenience.
Rank from length of service
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
chain of command · pecking order · standing · position · status · grade · tier · echelon
Obscuring by surpassing
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- outperformingDoing better than others
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
- outpacingExceeding another's speed
outstripping · outdoing · outshining · besting · topping · outmatching · outdistancing · surpassing
Too intense to withstand
- commandingExerting strong authority
- supremeHighest in authority
- ascendantIncreasing in power
- preeminentSuperior to all others
dominant · prevailing · paramount · predominant · leading · number one · frontrunner · ahead
seniority
Rank from length of service
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- promotionRank increase or publicity
advancement · chain of command · pecking order · standing · position · status · grade · tier · echelon · classification
eclipsing
Obscuring by surpassing
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- outperformingDoing better than others
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
outpacing · outstripping · outdoing · outshining · besting · topping · outmatching · outdistancing · surpassing · trumping
overpowering
Too intense to withstand
- commandingExerting strong authority
- supremeHighest in authority
- ascendantIncreasing in power
preeminent · dominant · prevailing · paramount · predominant · leading · number one · frontrunner · ahead · superior
- outperformingsurpassing, exceeding, excelling, outperforming, outdoing
- Decision Analysiscriteria, alternatives, weighting, trade-off, scoring
outrankingtrailing
Following behind something
lagging behind · underperforming · falling behind · falling below · behind
rank, out, ranks, ranking, ranked, outrank, outranked, outranks