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

One of the positive changes in the streaming era is more blurred lines and less pressure to fit neatly into traditional genre boxes. — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

Built by Van der Graaf, the recreated Atlantic contains plenty of nods to the original’s design, from its elongated hull, elegant lines, and towering 147-foot masts. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

This concealer contains acetyl hexapeptide-8, a peptide commonly associated with targeting the appearance of expression lines. — Mickey Williams, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2026

The simplest takeaway from this data is that TCU is allowing far too many negative plays and being stonewalled by opposing defensive lines. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Both the Piedmont and Carolinian lines will stop at the grounds. — Eva Flowe october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

With BLADEone, there will be no crowded commercial terminals, long security lines, or boarding groups. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Tenpenny powered through a range of vocals — the lead, harmonies and some answer lines that provided counter melodies. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

But Operation Vivaldi is the first time they are known to have been smuggled behind Russia’s defensive lines. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026