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file

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of file

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another
  • a long file of people waiting to get tickets to the game
Synonyms of file

column, cue, line, queue, range, string, train
Words Related to file

echelon, rank, row, tier

chain, progression, sequence, succession

array
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file

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of file

to make smooth by friction
  • beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
Synonyms of file

buff, grind, hone, rasp, rub, sand
Words Related to file

plane, scrape

sandblast, scour

burnish, dress, gloss, polish, shine, smooth

edge, hone, sharpen, strop, whet

regrind
Near Antonyms of file

coarsen, rough (up), roughen, scuff
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file

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of file

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
  • to the strains of that familiar music, this yearʼs graduating class filed into the auditorium
Synonyms of file

march, pace, parade, stride
Words Related to file

goose-step

perambulate, step, traipse, tread

hike, tramp

lumber, plod, stamp, stomp, stride, trudge
Near Antonyms of file

amble, meander, ramble, stroll, wander

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