Synonyms of files

files 1 of 3

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

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

Fields said the group typically comes up with its own ideas, polls possible ballot language to gauge public support and files different versions of that language with the state title board, the administrative gatekeeper for ballot access. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2026

Even if this $70M net production files an opening between $30M-$35M domestic, it’s not cursed. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Noun

The high-end hardware makes standard computing tasks—browsing, loading large files, multitasking across apps—very smooth. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

The non-prosecution decision was delivered to the family prior to turnover of any files, which, as of this writing, has yet to occur. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

The attackers obtained files containing sensitive personal information. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Should a state provide the federal government with complete voter files containing sensitive information? — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

And those who advocated for public disclosure of the files have continued to push for accountability in Washington and on Wall Street. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Apparently, the files are irrecoverable and the production company, Mastiff, must go back to the drawing board and recut the entire season again. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Buffering is an act of efficiency; holding portions of files in a temporary memory store lets your laptop stream without disruption. — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Often, doctors give out overly broad consent forms, asking patients to agree to anything from hospitals using patient files for training doctors to using patient data for training artificial intelligence. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026