non-hierarchical
adjective
(alsononhierarchical)uk/ˌnɒn.haɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl/us/.haɪˈrɑːr.kɪ.kəl//ˌnɑːn.haɪəˈrɑːr.kɪ.kəl/nothierarchical(=arrangedaccordingto thelevelofimportanceofpeopleor things, orrelatingto such asystem):
Thecompanyhaschosentoadopta non-hierarchicalstructureinordertoencourageinnovation.
She was very non-hierarchical and alwaysinsistedonpeoplecallingher by her firstname.
- They set up anexperimentalnonhierarchicalcommunityin thecountryside.
- Staffgavepositivefeedbackabout theorganizationbeing a non-hierarchicalplacetowork.
- Shekepthundreds of non-hierarchicallistsof things to be done.
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- anti-hierarchical
- arrange
- arrangement
- arranger
- array
- bracket
- lay
- misclassification
- misclassify
- miscode
- mislabel
- misorder
- nest
- setsomethingup
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- short-list
- shortlist
- sort