tiers
Ranks above ranks
Tiers are levels or ranks arranged in a hierarchy, each above or below another: The stadium has three tiers of seating, a two-tier pricing system.
The word implies structured gradation—premium tiers offer more than basic ones, upper tiers sit above lower ones.
Subscription services commonly use tiers to differentiate access levels.
To tier is to arrange in such levels.
Parallel geological layers
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
formations · deposits · sedimentary · overburden · subsurface · deposition · terracing · alluvial
Marriage rite and feast
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- frostingSweet cake covering
- stackedArranged in a heap
decorated · celebration · pillars · toppers · confection · pastry · buttercream · display
Levels within a hierarchy
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- strataParallel geological layers
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
brackets · divisions · classifications · categories · upper · middle · lower · premium
Forward movement or promotion
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
unlockables · achievements · experience · brackets · difficulty · beginner · intermediate · advanced
Open-air spectator benches
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
theater · balcony · gallery · mezzanine · orchestra · stalls · parterre · loge
strata
Parallel geological layers
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- bedrockSolid stone underground
stratification · formations · deposits · sedimentary · overburden · subsurface · deposition · terracing · alluvial · limestone
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
stacked · decorated · celebration · pillars · toppers · confection · pastry · buttercream · display · centerpiece
echelons
Levels within a hierarchy
grades · brackets · divisions · classifications · categories · upper · middle · lower · premium · standard
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- milestonesNotable points of progress
ranks · unlockables · achievements · experience · brackets · difficulty · beginner · intermediate · advanced · expert
bleachers
Open-air spectator benches
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
auditorium · theater · balcony · gallery · mezzanine · orchestra · stalls · parterre · loge · pews
subscription
Paid recurring access
- membershipState of belonging
- plansIntended courses of action
- premiumAdded cost for better
basic · standard · freemium · gold · silver · bronze · platinum · enterprise · packages · bundles
- hierarchyrank, ranked, authority, command, reporting
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- sequencesequence, first, second, third, fourth
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- assessmentevaluating, test, analyzing, exam, assessing
tiersuniformity
State of being identical
flatness · equality · non-hierarchical · homogeneity · monolayer
tiersflat surface
Level, even area
ground level · single layer · untiered · flatland · plateau
- top tierHighest rank possible
- tiered cake
- tiered seatingAscending rows for spectators
- tiered standStacked horizontal display structure
- tier listCategorical quality ranking
- god tierInformal superlative ranking