Synonyms for tier

Most common

stage · grade · row · layer

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A rank or grade; a stratum.

   Stoke City were playing in the second tier of English football before being promoted to the Premier League.

Related words

Phrases

top tier

Forms

Plural

tiers → levels, rows, grades, ranks…

Example sentences

• stage Yesterday, we finished constructing the new stage.
• grade I know that Tom used to be a grade school teacher.
• row Tom and Mary usually like to sit in the front row.
• layer Tom's favorite is the triple-layer chocolate cake.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

row¹

4 letters

bank¹, rank¹

5 letters

level², stage¹, range¹, grade¹, layer²

6 letters

series²

7 letters

stratum²

9 letters

gradation³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level² = 2 syllables).