stratum | Definition of stratum

Synonyms and Antonyms of stratum

1 one of the segments of society into which people are grouped

the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn

Synonyms of stratum

caste, class, estate, folk, gentry, order

Words Related to stratum

bracket, echelon, grade, layer, level, tier

place, position, rank, standing, status

food chain, grouping, hierarchy, stratification

clan, family, fraternity, people, race, tribe

2 the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction

Synonyms of stratum

degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, rank, ranking, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status

Words Related to stratum

condition, estate, order, walk

capacity, function