Synonyms of files

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of file

as in rubs

to make smooth by friction

beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubs
• sands
• polishes
• grinds
• rasps
• buffs
• scrapes
• sharpens
• planes
• hones
• smooths
• edges
• glosses
• scours
• dresses
• shines
• sandblasts
• burnishes
• whets
• regrinds
• strops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarsens
• roughens
• roughs (up)
• scuffs

files

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of file

as in marches

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

• marches
• strides
• steps
• paces
• parades
• stamps
• treads
• goose-steps
• perambulates
• stomps
• hikes
• traipses
• tramps
• trudges
• lumbers
• plods

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wanders
• strolls
• meanders
• rambles
• ambles

files

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noun

plural of file

as in queues

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

a long file of people waiting to get tickets to the game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• queues
• columns
• lines
• strings
• rows
• trains
• ranges
• cues
• ranks
• sequences
• chains
• arrays
• tiers
• echelons
• progressions
• successions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of files

Verb

The former San Francisco supervisor wants to pursue legislation to prevent insurance companies from raising the rates or dropping the coverage of a policyholder who files a claim. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Correspondence files that document how a company responded at the moments that mattered most. — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Sweden files more patents per person than almost every other European country, hosts four of the world’s top 130 universities, and is ranked by the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization as the second most innovative economy on earth. — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Settling the issue through the EEOC’s pre-litigation conciliation process ends the matter before the federal agency files a federal lawsuit on behalf of the applicants. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Clancy’s defense files an emergency appeal to further question the holdout juror, but the appeal is denied. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

The audience files in quietly, takes their seats, and applauds with almost formal restraint when Olivia and William emerge. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026

Breakthrough Institute found 10 organizations files 67% of forest management lawsuits examined. — Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

Once collection efforts escalate, though, and a creditor or debt collector files a lawsuit, the problem takes on a different level of urgency. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Noun

The files contain employee names, agency email addresses and workplace locations. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

After wrath over the administration’s botched handling of the Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi was fired in April. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Seven million are credit invisible, while another 25 million have thin credit files. — Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Claude can move frequently needed details into readily available context while keeping less relevant information in searchable files. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

The Department of Justice's mountain of files related to Epstein became a major focus in late 2025 and early 2026, after Congress passed a bill ordering the DOJ to make those records public. — Eamon Javers,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

The presence of anyone’s name or image in the files isn’t proof of wrongdoing. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

The program, named Operation Janus, initially uncovered three hundred and fifteen thousand instances of missing fingerprint data in immigration files, which were flagged for further investigation. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

This is surprising because most websites don't have these files, said Alisha Ukani, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public, who noticed these files while reviewing the sites at NPR's request. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026