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

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

OpenAI confidentially files for IPO. — John Kell, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Each year, the Cuban government files a complaint with the United Nations over harms caused by the longstanding embargo. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

Kim has called for creating a public disaster insurance program and advocated for preventing companies from raising rates after someone files a home or auto insurance claim. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

Noun

Friday’s release adds 40 files to the government’s growing UAP archive. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

The Fort Worth Independent School District has filed a request for proposals for the purchase of the Charles Nash Elementary School campus, which closed in May, according to public files. — Mary Ella Hastings july 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

AssuranceAmerica determined that an unauthorized third party had gained access to a portion of its IT systems and copied some important files. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

NightmareEclipse said that a malicious actor could trigger this behavior using Server Message Block, a communications protocol for sharing files over a local Windows network. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

The argument then was that a record player produced real, textured music in a way an iPod’s digital files could not. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

His biggest failure has been the miscommunication and handling of the Epstein files, which eroded public trust. — Brent Andersen, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

The Department of Justice argued releasing more files would harm Jeffrey Epstein's victims. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 July 2026

This can help catch malware, risky downloads and suspicious files. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026