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LOWER RANK Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase lower rank. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase lower rank. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for LOWER RANK

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inferior
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or characteristic of low rank or importance

• of low or inferior quality

• written or printed below and to one side of another character

• having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit

noun

• one of lesser rank or station or quality

• a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

adjective satellite

• lower than a given reference point

• falling short of some prescribed norm

junior
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

noun

• term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

• a son who has the same first name as his father

• a third-year undergraduate

• the younger of two persons

adjective satellite

• used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

• used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

• including or intended for youthful persons

lesser
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of less size or importance

adjective satellite

• smaller in size or amount or value

minor
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of lesser importance or stature or rank

• lesser in scope or effect

• inferior in number or size or amount

• (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

• not of legal age

• of lesser seriousness or danger

• of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

noun

• a young person of either sex

adjective satellite

• of the younger of two boys with the same family name

• warranting only temporal punishment

• relatively moderate, limited, or small

verb

• have as one's secondary field of study

second-class
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of inferior status or quality

secondary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

noun

• the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

• coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

adjective satellite

• inferior in rank or status

• depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

• not of major importance

• belonging to a lower class or rank

subordinate
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• lower in rank or importance

• subject or submissive to authority or the control of another

• (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

noun

• an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

• a word that is more specific than a given word

verb

• rank or order as less important or consider of less value

• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

underling
nounn
noun

• an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

inferiority
nounn
noun

• the state of being inferior

• an inferior quality

• the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

lower status
noun

• the state of being inferior

Best Hypernyms For LOWER RANK

Here is a list of related hypernyms for lower rank, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
lowliness lowness
Phrases (1)
low status

Alternatives for INFERIOR

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