Synonyms of stratified

Verb


1. stratify, distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

usage: divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society"

2. stratify, arrange, set up

usage: form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"

3. stratify, change

usage: develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"

4. stratify, put, set, place, pose, position, lay

usage: form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"

5. stratify, inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise

usage: render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds"

Adjective


1. graded, ranked, stratified, hierarchical (vs. nonhierarchical), hierarchal, hierarchic

usage: arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution"

2. stratified (vs. unstratified), bedded, foliate, foliated, foliaceous, laminar, laminal, layered, superimposed, sheetlike

usage: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"

3. class-conscious, stratified, hierarchical (vs. nonhierarchical), hierarchal, hierarchic

usage: (used of society) socially hierarchical; "American society is becoming increasingly stratified"

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