Meanings
comparative higher-ranking · superlative highest-ranking
- At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.
She is a high-ranking official in the government.
2 more examples
Sheik Mohammad Seyed Tantawi, Egypt’s highest-ranking imam, led the prayers over the coffin, covered with an Egyptian flag.
2007 April 10, Howard Blum, “Who Killed Ashraf Marwan?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2023, retrieved 18 Sep 2015Interviews with high-ranking railway managers now took precedence to reports about locomotives - […].
2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “Launched for enthusiasts - now it's for everyone”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 31
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveat an elevated level in rank or importance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic عَالِيّ الرُتْبَة
- عَالِيّ الرُتْبَة (ʕāliyy ar-rutba)at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Bulgarian високопоставен
- високопоставен (visokopostaven)at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Dutch hooggeplaatst
- hooggeplaatstat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Esperanto altranga
- altrangaat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Finnish korkea-arvoinen
- korkea-arvoinenat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
French de haut rang, haut placé
- de haut rangat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
- haut placéat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
German ranghoch, hochrangig
- ranghochat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
- hochrangigat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Greek υψηλόβαθμος
- υψηλόβαθμος (ypsilóvathmos)at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Hungarian magasrangú
- magasrangúat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Italian di alto grado, ad alto livello
- di alto gradoat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
- ad alto livelloat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Māori pūwhero
- pūwheroat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Norwegian Bokmål høytstående
- høytståendeat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Polish wysokiej rangi, wysoko postawiony
- wysokiej rangiat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
- wysoko postawionyat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Russian высокопоста́вленный
- высокопоста́вленный (vysokopostávlennyj)at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Swedish högt uppsatt
- högt uppsattat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Turkish yüksek rütbeli
- yüksek rütbeliat an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Ukrainian високопоста́влений
- високопоста́влений (vysokopostávlenyj)at an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level
Cite this entry
high-ranking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-ranking
“high-ranking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-ranking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-ranking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-ranking.
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