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

Emails between Ovitz and Epstein were disclosed earlier this year as part of the Epstein files. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Felton also uses Amazon Quick, an AI assistant for work, himself, including to query supporting materials prepared for board meetings and locate answers in the underlying files. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Each of the Game Boy’s four sound channels are available as separate USB audio streams, and the Retro Song Bird can be used to back up ROMs and save game data, or export music files as WAV files to a PC. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Under Find my files, activate an Enhanced index, and Windows will search everything on your PC faster. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

This absence drives Shimoda to unearth historical records like FBI files; to visit Manzanar, the concentration camp his grandfather was sent to in Missouri; and to travel to his grandfather’s ancestral homeland in Japan. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

The records, some of which have surfaced before, span files from the 1940s to government accounts of sightings as recently as this year. — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The files also included an extensive transcript of the original police interviews with Doe, the Times reported. — Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026