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 Department of Justice has said repeatedly since the disclosure of the Epstein files that there are no credible allegations or evidence that would lead to new federal criminal investigations. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Every fund manager who bought SpaceX read its S-1—the disclosure document every company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission before going public. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 July 2026

This year, revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein files about the notorious pedophile's connections to Gates put even more strain on Buffett's relationship with Microsoft's co-founder. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 14 July 2026

When finance leaders think about excise tax, the conversation often starts and ends with the tax team being a cost center that files the returns, meets the deadlines and avoids penalties. — Ryan Padget, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Family files wrongful death lawsuit Jennifer and Justin Barbour, the daughter and son-in-law of Avila, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla and Butler on June 23, according to Harris County court documents. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 July 2026

When a citizen files a police report and shares it with Gabriel, the company hands the victim relevant footage with faces blurred. — Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026

Lawmakers zero in on a billionaire Wall Street player as the Epstein files hearings continue. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 25 June 2026

The way this most commonly works is that the party who loses in a lower court files a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court. — The Conversation, 24 June 2026

Noun

Ritchson has been talking about the Epstein files across podcasts. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 July 2026

The Team’s sale process was launched earlier this year after a dump of files related to Jeffrey Epstein revealed flirtatious emails that Wasserman had sent in the early 2000s to close Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026

Instead of opening individual apps to complete tasks, users can communicate naturally with DroiClaw through voice, keyboard input, images, documents, files, and real-time video queries. — New Atlas, 23 July 2026

While legacy systems may process in batch files overnight, prediction markets may utilize blockchain, smart contract technologies, straight through processing or atomic settlement. — Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The result was a tidy collection of Python files and a nice little test suite. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026

Internxt runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and the web, so files stay accessible across whatever device is on hand. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

Siad’s name appears more than 2,000 times in the DOJ’s Epstein files, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

The modeling recruiter's name appears nearly 2,000 times in the files. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 July 2026