placings

Where contestants finished

Placings are the positions competitors finish in a race or contest.

The word appears most often in contexts where exact rankings matter: The final placings were announced after the judges reviewed the scores.

British usage favors placings where Americans might say placements or finishes.

competition

standings

Comparative position list

rankingsOrdered list by performance
resultsWhat follows from effort
finishesBrings to an end

medals · podium · leaderboard · tournament · finals · qualifiers · heats · semifinals · championship · victor

rank

hierarchy

Ranked authority structure

orderMethodical arrangement or request
tierHorizontal structural layer
standingPosition, physical or social

grade · level · status · precedence · seniority · echelon · sequence · succession · classification · ordering

arrangement

positioning

Arranging in specific locations

layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
configurationArrangement of parts
spacingInterval arrangement between objects

alignment · distribution · setup · organization · orientation · formation · grouping · installation · stationing · locating

Categories

horse showsshow ring, horses, show rings, conformation, showmanship
livestock showsstock show, livestock show, livestock shows, showring, show ring
hunter showshunters, fences, verticals, rails, divisions

Opposites

type of competitive result

placingsscores

Achieves points; many

points · raw scores · times · performance metrics · measurements

specificity of outcome

placingsparticipation

Act of taking part

ties · completion · attendance

ranked vs. unranked status

placingsdisqualifications

Rulings of ineligibility

eliminations · DNFs · no-shows · withdrawals · unranked

Family

placing, replacing, misplacing, displacing

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G