LISTS Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

plural of list

as in listings

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system we put eggs, sour cream, tomatoes, roast beef, and cheddar cheese on the shopping list

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noun (2)

plural of list

as in tips

the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle the extreme list of the racing yacht made it hard for the untried crew to keep their balance

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lists

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noun (3)

plural of list

as in strips

a long narrow piece of material shave a thin list from the side of the board

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lists

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of list

as in inventories

to make a list of the coach listed the people on the team

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as in records

to put (someone or something) on a list her number isn't listed in the phone book

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deletes

as in enrolls

to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member our grandfather is listed among the war dead honored by the memorial

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as in recites

to specify one after another do I need to list all of the reasons why your idea won't work?

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generalizes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of list

as in tilts

to set or cause to be at an angle the sudden shift of the load in the hull listed the ship badly

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Recent Examples of lists

Noun

The federal lawsuit filed last November and amended in March lists as its defendants Proctor; MSP Sgt. —

Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 My mother’s course of study probably furnished them both with lists of novels and critical texts to spend their days with. —

Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 Those lists can be sold or shared with other criminals. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 In addition to the Hot Country Songs ranking, the single also commands the Digital Song Sales, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales lists. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 Forbes lists are largely a status symbol for the 1%, but as the business publication has expanded its purview — and as the music business has grown legit billionaires — its lists and criteria have grown. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 June 2026 Subscribers to Instagram Plus can also create multiple audience lists to share certain content with specific groups of people. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 June 2026 More shoppers are pausing in the grocery store to take a closer look at ingredient lists, especially since many products nowadays contain mysterious additives. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 One interesting feature is the merging of the English and Non-English language lists, whereas Netflix separates the two. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 June 2026

Verb

Data from CarGurus, a website that lists vehicles for sale by dealers, show that two of the three types of 2025 CR-V hybrids list for at least 90% of their original MSRP, and all three trims of the 2024 model year retain 80% of their initial value. —

Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Airbnb Experiences lists thousands of hands-on activities in cities around the world, all led by locals. —

Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026 The federal record lists the city of Boston, not Transdev, as the carrier. —

Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026 The organizer expects more than 6,000 attendees, mainly the public officials who issue municipal debt and manage public funds, and lists more than 80 education sessions across budgeting, debt issuance, public investing and financial technology. —

Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 Avante Capital Partners of Los Angeles lists Rifle in its portfolio as an active investment. —

Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026 The table lists the family offices with big deals made in May 2026. —

Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 5 June 2026 The site lists fasting insulin levels, HOMA-IR and QUICKI as the most accessible direct measures of insulin resistance, while reserving the euglycemic insulin clamp for research settings. —

Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026 The draft document reviewed by Semafor that Phelan’s office circulated around the Pentagon lists a date of April 21, one day before he was relieved of his role. —

Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 June 2026

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Noun

All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
The three listings are expected to tally as much as hundreds of billions of dollars in massive sales, both an opportunity for everyday investors to buy into some of the buzziest AI startups and a major test of the market’s appetite for AI firms.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026