Synonyms of line

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noun

1

as in queue

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

the line for tickets stretched around the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• queue
• column
• string
• file
• row
• range
• train
• chain
• cue
• sequence
• tier
• rank
• echelon
• succession
• array
• progression

2

as in procedure

a way of acting or proceeding

since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• procedure
• policy
• approach
• strategy
• method
• program
• methodology
• plan
• course
• path
• intent
• intention
• scheme
• design
• direction
• tack
• blueprint
• purpose
• pathway

3

as in work

the activity by which one regularly makes a living

my line of business is "pre-owned" vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• work
• profession
• occupation
• vocation
• calling
• employment
• lay
• game
• trade
• duty
• job
• position
• call
• field
• mission
• task
• place
• business
• assignment
• art
• living
• office
• function
• post
• enterprise
• livelihood
• engagement
• load
• situation
• racket
• gig
• craft
• metier
• appointment
• lifework
• billet
• berth
• workload
• métier
• handicraft
• handcraft

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuit
• hobby
• avocation

• pursuit
• hobby
• avocation

4

as in area

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but I'll see what I can do to help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• area
• element
• department
• walk
• field
• realm
• domain
• sphere
• front
• circle
• kingdom
• specialty
• territory
• terrain
• province
• discipline
• arena
• game
• precinct
• subject
• business
• confine
• bailiwick
• study
• firmament
• fiefdom
• frontier
• fief
• barony
• scope
• pursuit
• width
• profession
• demesne
• turf
• reach
• occupation
• vocation
• sweep
• racket
• breadth
• compass
• ambit
• amplitude
• subfield
• extent
• dimension(s)
• ken
• subspecialty

5

as in limit

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limit
• boundary
• end
• limitation
• confines
• barrier
• cap
• bound
• ceiling
• termination
• edge
• border
• extent
• terminus
• wall
• fence
• margin
• extremity
• outside
• rim
• stop
• fag end
• bar
• hedge
• restraint
• verge
• brim

6

as in pipe

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)

the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pipe
• tube
• conduit
• channel
• funnel
• drain
• piping
• trough
• duct
• pipeline
• leader
• main
• penstock
• tile
• hydrant
• standpipe
• spout
• drainpipe
• waste pipe
• smokestack
• stovepipe
• pipeage
• waterspout
• pipage

7

as in wire

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things

he made sure to bring extra fishing line in case a fish broke free

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wire
• cable
• rope
• cord
• string
• lace
• guy
• lacing
• stay
• lanyard
• halyard
• bungee cord
• whipcord

8

as in fleet

a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management

she owns a line of limousines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fleet
• parade
• convoy
• train
• procession
• cavalcade
• armada
• column
• caravan
• flotilla
• motorcade
• navy
• argosy
• cortege
• cortège

9

as in path

the direction along which something or someone moves

the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• path
• route
• way
• trajectory
• track
• pathway
• steps
• course
• loop
• circle
• arc
• routeway
• circuit
• orbit
• descent
• flight path
• ascent

10

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• tribe
• house
• clan
• lineage
• race
• folks
• descendant
• people
• kin
• kindred
• blood
• household
• stock
• dynasty
• descendent
• relative
• kinfolk
• kinfolks
• kinsfolk
• blended family
• extended family
• nuclear family
• offspring
• issue
• progeny
• brood
• kith
• scion
• seed
• clansman
• kinsman
• kinswoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• extraction
• birth
• descent
• pedigree
• ancestry

• origin
• extraction
• birth
• descent
• pedigree
• ancestry

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as in lineage

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lineage
• pedigree
• ancestry
• origin
• breeding
• genealogy
• extraction
• family
• descent
• blood
• stock
• strain
• bloodline
• birth
• parentage
• family tree
• succession
• house
• race
• relations
• relatives
• kin
• kindred
• heredity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• issue
• progeny
• seed
• offspring
• posterity
• heir
• child
• successor
• son
• inheritor

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• issue
• progeny
• seed
• offspring
• posterity
• heir
• child
• successor
• son
• inheritor

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line

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verb

1

as in to queue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• queue
• line up
• cue
• align
• aline
• place
• sequence
• file
• set
• set out
• display
• range
• order
• array
• emplace
• balance
• even
• prioritize
• hierarchize
• lay out
• proportion
• standardize
• unscramble
• alphabetize
• equalize
• draw up
• make up
• codify
• groom
• classify
• organize
• arrange
• marshal
• map (out)
• systematize
• dispose
• regularize
• marshall
• spruce (up)
• straighten (up)
• tidy (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disarray
• upset
• disorder
• disarrange
• mess (up)
• muss (up)
• derange
• rumple
• misalign

• disarray
• upset
• disorder
• disarrange
• mess (up)
• muss (up)
• derange
• rumple
• misalign

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as in to fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fence
• margin
• rim
• bound
• enclose
• contact
• surround
• encircle
• converge
• flank
• embrace
• fringe
• skirt
• inclose
• communicate (with)
• connect (with)
• attach (to)
• touch
• abut
• meet
• neighbor
• link (with)
• join
• adjoin
• march (with)
• border (on)
• verge (on)
• butt (on or against)

Phrases Containing line

• front line
• bottom line
• on line
• story line

• front line
• bottom line
• on line
• story line