| English adjective: hierarchal | |||
| 1. | hierarchal classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | hierarchic, hierarchical | ||
| Similar | class-conscious, gradable, graded, ranked, stratified, stratified, vertical | ||
| Antonyms | nonhierarchic, nonhierarchical | ||