Synonyms for tier
ˈtaɪ ərtier

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1. grade, level, tiernoun

   a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

   "lumber of the highest grade"

   Synonyms:
   ground level, horizontal surface, form, stratum, grade, storey, degree, mark, class, tier up, score, spirit level, level, layer, gradation, floor, stage, story, point, course, grad

2. tiernoun

   any one of two or more competitors who tie one another

   Synonyms:
   tier up, level, grade

3. tier, tier upnoun

   a worker who ties something

   Synonyms:
   tier up, level, grade

4. tiernoun

   something that is used for tying

   "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"

   Synonyms:
   tier up, level, grade

5. tiernoun

   one of two or more layers one atop another

   "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"

   Synonyms:
   tier up, level, grade

Matched Categories

1. • Layer
   • Rank
   • Rival
   • Rope

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tiernoun

   Synonyms:
   row, rank, series

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "tier":

   level, layer, capa, driveshaft, levels, coat, standard, component, category

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1. David Fang:

   Pinduoduo reached out to us and said they want to have a manufacturer-to-consumer business model. Considering they are doing very well in lower tier cities and have fewer partners in home appliances (than other e-commerce firms) we decided to work with them.

2. Ned Benson:

   Right now, in independent film, everything is crushed down to budgets below $5 million, so you end shooting in 20 days, in the next tier, there is such an expansion with the potential of projects that filmmakers are very eager for.

3. Jay Edelson:

   I don't think Trump ended up with a tier-two type of lawyer.

4. Yan Yuejin:

   The rise in tier-one cities has less to do with seasonal factors and more due to purchasing power amid (easing) credit policies in place.

5. Shannen Doherty:

   There are a lot of unions where you get your health insurance based on points. And those points are accumulated over the course of the time that you’ve been in the union.SoI’ve been in the union for 40 years; I’ve been paying on top dues for 40 years. And the fact that if I don’t work for one year, my insurance gets knocked down to a lower tier, and the price of it gets jacked very high, and then that lower-tier onlylasts, I don’t know, a year or two years, maybe. And then what?