hierarchical

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”

   Synonymshierarchalhierarchic

   Antonymsnonhierarchical

   Similarclass-consciousgradablegradedvertical

Questions about hierarchical

What does hierarchical mean?

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

How many syllables are in hierarchical?

hierarchical has 4 syllables: hie-rar-chi-cal. The stress falls on "rar". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkəkəl/.

What is another word for hierarchical?

Close synonyms include hierarchal, 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.

What is the opposite of hierarchical?

The recorded antonyms are nonhierarchical.

Is hierarchical a common word?

hierarchical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.