Synonyms of filed

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verb (1)

past tense of file

as in rubbed

to make smooth by friction

beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubbed
• sanded
• polished
• scraped
• ground
• buffed
• honed
• smoothed
• sharpened
• planed
• rasped
• scoured
• glossed
• dressed
• burnished
• edged
• sandblasted
• shone
• whetted
• stropped
• reground

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughened
• scuffed
• roughed (up)
• coarsened

filed

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verb (2)

past tense of file

as in marched

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group

to the strains of that familiar music, this year's graduating class filed into the auditorium

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marched
• strode
• stepped
• paraded
• paced
• stamped
• stomped
• trod
• hiked
• traipsed
• goose-stepped
• trudged
• tramped
• perambulated
• lumbered
• plodded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolled
• wandered
• ambled
• meandered
• rambled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of filed

Verb

Ahead of Wednesday's hearing, an amicus brief was filed by other news groups, urging the court to immediately restore the three outlets' White House access. — Jocelyn Noveck, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

The French-language digital news media outlet La Presse reported Wednesday that court documents filed in Montreal showed that Canadian police had been monitoring Pierre for weeks and had placed his home under surveillance. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

More than 70 people who bought, owned or were recorded with smart glasses have sued the company, alleging in one lawsuit filed this year that intimate images were exposed to contract workers tasked with training artificial intelligence. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Paramount Skydance filed a brief opposing that motion and others seeking to intervene. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Officials did not name the store or say whether any criminal charges would be filed. — Sudhin Thanawala, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Since the fire, Green Lady has filed several permits with the city to run new gas and electric lines, as well as to make structural repairs. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Polymarket later Thursday filed its own lawsuit against the state and officials in its Gaming Commission in federal court. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Public records requests the Trib filed with DCF for this article remain pending. — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026