ranked

Placed in order

Ranked describes things arranged in order of status, ability, or importance.

A ranked list shows items from highest to lowest.

In competitive gaming and sports, ranked matches or ranked play determines a player's standing relative to others: I only play ranked when I'm warmed up.

A highly ranked player or team sits near the top of the standings.

competition

leaderboard

Ranked list of competitors

bracket · ladder · tournament · standings · playoffs · elimination · qualifier · contender · challenger · underdog

order

sequence

Ordered succession of elements

succession · lineup · numbered · prioritized · sorted · indexed · listed · ordered · ascending · descending

hierarchy

stratification

Division into distinct levels

dominance · subordination · gradation · pyramid · aristocracy · nobility · oligarchy · feudalism · socioeconomic · inequality

prestige

esteem

Favorable opinion of worth

renown · accolade · honor · merit · elite · top-tier · world-class · acclaimed · celebrated · preeminent

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hierarchical ordering

rankedunranked

Lacking official standing

unordered · unsorted · random · disordered · jumbled

classification status

rankedunranked

Lacking official standing

unrated · unseeded · unclassified · unlisted · unplaced

organizational structure

rankednonhierarchical

Without ranked levels

disorganized · disarranged · egalitarian · disordered · flat

Phrases
Family

rank, ranks, ranking, outrank, rankness, unranked, ranker, rankly, outranked

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