hierarchal

1. 1.

   classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers

   “it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art”

   “in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first”

   Synonymshierarchicalhierarchic

   Similarclass-consciousgradablegradedvertical

Questions about hierarchal

What does hierarchal mean?

hierarchal means "classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers".

How many syllables are in hierarchal?

hierarchal has 3 syllables: hie-rar-chal. The stress falls on "hie".

What is another word for hierarchal?

Close synonyms include hierarchical, hierarchic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hierarchal a common word?

hierarchal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.