Synonyms of lines

lines 1 of 2

noun

plural of line

1

as in columns

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

the line for tickets stretched around the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• columns
• queues
• rows
• files
• strings
• trains
• cues
• ranges
• ranks
• chains
• sequences
• tiers
• echelons
• arrays
• progressions
• successions

2

as in procedures

a way of acting or proceeding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• procedures
• policies
• methods
• strategies
• programs
• methodologies
• approaches
• plans
• courses
• schemes
• intentions
• purposes
• designs
• blueprints
• paths
• pathways
• directions
• intents
• tacks

3

as in professions

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

• professions
• occupations
• vocations
• works
• employments
• callings
• games
• lays
• trades
• jobs
• positions
• tasks
• missions
• places
• assignments
• calls
• livelihoods
• fields
• businesses
• functions
• arts
• offices
• loads
• duties
• situations
• appointments
• posts
• enterprises
• rackets
• engagements
• gigs
• lifeworks
• crafts
• berths
• billets
• livings
• handicrafts
• métiers
• workloads
• handcrafts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

4

as in areas

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

• areas
• domains
• departments
• realms
• walks
• fields
• elements
• spheres
• circles
• kingdoms
• provinces
• specialties
• territories
• disciplines
• fronts
• terrains
• precincts
• games
• arenas
• subjects
• studies
• businesses
• confines
• fiefs
• fiefdoms
• frontiers
• bailiwicks
• firmaments
• baronies
• dimensions
• pursuits
• professions
• widths
• scopes
• demesnes
• occupations
• vocations
• reaches
• sweeps
• rackets
• amplitudes
• subfields
• turfs
• compasses
• extents
• breadths
• ambits
• subspecialties
• kens

5

as in limits

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

• limits
• limitations
• boundaries
• confines
• ends
• caps
• barriers
• bounds
• terminations
• ceilings
• edges
• extents
• borders
• margins
• fences
• walls
• extremities
• termini
• rims
• fag ends
• restraints
• hedges
• stops
• verges
• bars
• brims
• outsides

6

as in pipes

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

• pipes
• conduits
• tubes
• channels
• funnels
• drains
• ducts
• troughs
• pipings
• penstocks
• pipelines
• leaders
• tiles
• hydrants
• standpipes
• smokestacks
• drainpipes
• spouts
• waste pipes
• mains
• waterspouts
• stovepipes
• pipages

7

as in wires

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

• wires
• cables
• ropes
• cords
• strings
• laces
• guys
• lacings
• halyards
• stays
• lanyards
• bungee cords
• whipcords

8

as in fleets

a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management

she owns a line of limousines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fleets
• convoys
• parades
• trains
• caravans
• processions
• flotillas
• armadas
• columns
• motorcades
• cavalcades
• navies
• argosies
• corteges

9

as in routes

the direction along which something or someone moves

the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routes
• paths
• ways
• steps
• trajectories
• tracks
• pathways
• courses
• routeways
• loops
• circles
• arcs
• orbits
• circuits
• descents
• flight paths
• ascents

10

as in families

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

• families
• tribes
• houses
• clans
• races
• lineages
• people
• folks
• descendants
• households
• blood
• dynasties
• stocks
• kins
• kindreds
• kinsfolk
• kinfolks
• issues
• extended families
• offspring
• relatives
• nuclear families
• progenies
• broods
• blended families
• kiths
• scions
• seed
• kinsmen
• clansmen
• kinswomen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origins
• births
• pedigrees
• extractions
• descents
• ancestries

11

as in lineages

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lineages
• pedigrees
• ancestries
• genealogies
• origins
• families
• extractions
• bloodlines
• strains
• blood
• breedings
• family trees
• descents
• stocks
• births
• parentages
• relations
• successions
• relatives
• races
• houses
• heredities
• kins
• kindreds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• issues
• seed
• offspring
• progenies
• children
• sons
• posterities
• successors
• heirs
• inheritors

lines

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of line

1

as in cues

Related Words

• cues
• queues
• aligns
• lines up
• places
• files
• sequences
• sets
• displays
• maps (out)
• sets out
• emplaces
• ranges
• proportions
• prioritizes
• orders
• arrays
• balances
• unscrambles
• hierarchizes
• alphabetizes
• lays out
• systematizes
• standardizes
• organizes
• equalizes
• codifies
• evens
• classifies
• arranges
• disposes
• marshals
• grooms
• draws up
• regularizes
• makes up
• straightens (up)
• spruces (up)
• tidies (up)

Dissimilar Words

• disorders
• rumples
• deranges
• disarranges
• messes (up)
• musses (up)
• disarrays
• misaligns

2

as in margins

Related Words

• margins
• fences
• bounds
• surrounds
• contacts
• encircles
• encloses
• attaches (to)
• rims
• connects (with)
• links (with)
• communicates (with)
• embraces
• converges
• neighbors
• touches
• borders (on)
• skirts
• flanks
• meets
• marches (with)
• adjoins
• joins
• abuts
• fringes
• butts (on or against)
• verges (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lines

Noun

Bragg's office contends that the state charges, including murder and firearms offenses, involve different legal elements and criminal conduct than federal charges, which alleged Mangione traveled across state lines to stalk and kill Thompson. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

There are at least four different lines of evidence that have failed to find any connection, said Angelica Ronald, professor of psychology and genetics at the University of Surrey in the UK. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

For smaller sections like the backsplash, carefully apply the sealer with an application brush, making sure to only get into the grout lines. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Many lines of research align with the theory that aging is a direct result of decay — the inevitable degradation of molecules (including proteins or DNA), organelles, cells, or whole organs — from external assault or inexorable breakdown. — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

These kinds of seemingly effortless lines, lines that take a small shard of experience and hold it up to the light, offer some clues as to how the thirty-one-year-old Bridgers earned her reputation as one of her generation’s standout songwriters. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

In this instance, cultural dominance blurred the lines between the charts and the clubs. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

In 2024, the pair opened a brick-and-mortar that immediately drew lines. — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026

The play of both lines was pleasing to Harbaugh, who praised the performances of young defensive linemen TeRah Edwards and Jacobian Guillory. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026