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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lists

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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

Both Markovich and Meier have Montreux on their lists of must-visit small towns in Switzerland. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026 Leafy Greens Spinach, kale, collard greens, and other leafy greens consistently top cardiologists' lists for heart health. —

Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026 As the days grow longer, so do our to-do lists. —

Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026 But with treatment lists that read more like a hospital brochure than a vacation, travelers face a harder question than ever before. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026 Just look at what a top data provider lists for each, and what their actual yields are. —

Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Besides their own establishments, the beef stands that made both restaurateurs’ lists are Al’s Italian Beef, Carm’s Little Italy, Roma’s Italian Beef & Sausage, Odge’s and Chickies. —

Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 The formal-ish restaurant consistently ranks at the top of airport dining lists, and the lists are not wrong. —

Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026 Most later DirecTV cases were based merely on device purchase lists; DirecTV had no idea what people like Treworgy were actually doing inside the walls of their homes. —

ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026

Verb

Voters can also contact their county elections office directly or check their voter registration card, which typically lists their polling site. —

Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 26 May 2026 Civil Code Section 5200, which lists the financial records HOA members can inspect, does not include assessment payment ledgers (delinquent or paid ahead). —

Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 The coming soon page currently lists seven locations, none in California. —

Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 May 2026 Nate Davis lists seven such contests. —

Jim Reineking, USA Today, 25 May 2026 Survey123 lists the surveys related to the project and allows users to search in local cemeteries, according to Horrocks. —

Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026 The filing also lists 11 vehicles, including a 2025 Lamborghini Revuelto with a purchase price of more than $700,000 and a 2023 Rolls Royce Cullinan bought for more than $470,000. —

Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 UnityPoint's announcement on Iowa’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, site lists the effective date of the new layoff as July 24, the same as for its April announcement of 207 job cuts around the state resulting from outsourcing its information technology functions. —

Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 21 May 2026 The law's current language lists exceptions to the ban on forms of gambling that have been on the books and regulated by the state for years, like lottery sales, horse betting and casinos. —

Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 20 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lists

Noun

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

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
These services send removal requests to data brokers on your behalf and keep monitoring for reappearing listings.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026