tiered

17 4.2

Having levels one above another, like seats or a cake

adjective
/ˈtɪrd/

: en niveles

Here came a big, three-tiered wedding cake being wheeled out, its icing thick and white.
three-tiered
two-tiered
multi-tiered

This one has a tiered level of cash back.

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Examples

Here's a great two tier example for you.
So it would be like a two tiered share system.

MIT OpenCourseWare
This one has a tiered level of cash back.

Be Clever With Your Cash
And what better way to test this out then to set up a tiered storage space on the network?
Screening can also be used to identify which level of tiered support is most appropriate for an individual student.

Academic text (2014)
One of the best things about the tiered evaluation system is that it is so versatile.

Academic text (1998)
The seating is slightly tiered, arranged in a half circle facing the stage.

Fiction book (2002)
Today they're making three tiered wedding cakes.
As with any system, there are a few drawbacks to the tiered evaluation system.

Academic text (1998)
The garden featured a beautiful tiered design, with flowers planted in layers that created a stunning effect.

Synonyms

layered

vstiered

24 3.5

Having parts that lie on top of each other, like a cake

is an arrangement focusing on distinct repeated levels rather than simple layering

terraced

vstiered

4 4.1

Arranged as a row of connected houses or as flat steps on a slope

focuses on stepped rows rather than purely vertical stacked levels

multilayered

vstiered

4 4.8

Something that has several parts on different levels

focuses on simple stacked levels rather than complexity or figurative depth

stratified

vstiered

3 7.0

People divided into levels or classes with different status

refers to physical stacked layers rather than social classes or ranks

multilevel

vstiered

1 3.7

A building with more than one floor

is used more broadly for stacked levels beyond just buildings

multitiered

vstiered

1 4.4

Having several levels one above another, like stadium seating

is the general word for the same stacked arrangement

multileveled

vstiered

1 3.8

Having several levels, like a building or an organization

is mainly about physical stacked levels rather than abstract stages

multistoried

vstiered

1 3.6

A building with more than one floor

applies to stacked levels in many contexts not only buildings

Compounds

tiered seat

1 4.1

A place to sit in rising rows so people behind can see

How Layered

tiered

17 4.2

flat

414 1.0

Surface Forms

tiered positive

Morphology

tiered = tier (transparent) = tier + ed

The adjective 'tiered' is transparently derived from the noun 'tier' with the addition of the suffix '-ed', indicating the arrangement in layers.

Etymology

Tiered comes from tier, which means 'a row' or 'a level', like the layers of a cake or the steps of stadium seating. That's why tiered describes things arranged in levels, one above another.