Synonyms of the word

ranking

• adj. (in combination) Having a specified rank.
• adj. Superior.
• n. One’s relative placement in a list.
• v. present participle of rank.

senior

• adj. Older; superior.
• adj. Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
• adj. (US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
• n. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
• n. (obsolete, biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
• n. Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
• n. (US) A final-year student at a high school or university.

standing

• v. present participle of stand.
• adj. Erect, not cut down.
• adj. Performed from an erect position.
• adj. Remaining in force or status.
• adj. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
• adj. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
• adj. Not movable; fixed.
• n. Position or reputation in society or a profession.
• n. Duration.
• n. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
• n. (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
• n. (Britain) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles.
• n. (law) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the…

superior

• adj. Higher in quality.
• adj. Higher in rank.
• adj. More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
• adj. Located above.
• adj. Greater or better than average; extraordinary.
• adj. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to.
• n. A person of higher rank or quality.
• n. The senior person in a monastic community.