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

Power lines were down near West Boulevard and Remount Road, a Charlotte Observer journalist reported. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

More than 100 firefighters were assigned to the incident, working on the ground to attack the conflagration with hose-lines. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Many firms expand into adjacent lines and lose the focus that made the core strong. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The United Nations humanitarian office says around 200 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the start of the ceasefire in areas of Gaza close to the military's shifting lines of control along its yellow and orange lines. — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 July 2026

Reports from inside the White House are that prediction sites Kalshi and Polymarket have established direct phone lines to the White House and JD Vance’s office to ensure that no good deed goes unpunished. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Allen also recommends avoiding light grout lines at all costs to prevent a stark contrast. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 4 July 2026

Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

The company says those technologies can double production ramp-up speed compared with previous manufacturing lines. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026