QUEUES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

queues 1 of 2

noun

plural of queue

as in lines

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another join the queue to my left if you need to return merchandise

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verb

present tense third-person singular of queue

as in cues

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Noun

The group also raised specific concerns about the project’s traffic analysis, driveway design, drive-through vehicle queues, noise study and assessment of potential health risks from the gas station. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 With queues that wrap around the block, fans of Kim Kardashian can also visit Lane Crawford’s NikeSkims corner for a more breezy shopping experience. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Contact centers had spent decades organizing high volumes of work into queues, tracking outcomes, and building a body of past interactions. — David Pralong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Long queues of cars at fuel stations have been seen in major cities, while hits on Russia’s largest online retailers have increased pressure on the already strained wartime economy. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The museum has been giving visitors 40-minute viewing slots and has also banned photography in hopes of moving queues. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Long airport queues, flight delays, and lost luggage are reason enough for anyone to lose their temper. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 Look at code reviews, testing, environment provisioning, security processes, release queues and production readiness. — Abhi Shimpi, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 But last Friday, Apple's latest iPhone launch resulted in long queues outside the company's stores across major Indian cities. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for queues

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The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
In a small town, voting along family lines Around town, there’s little evidence that elections are just days away, and little outward excitement for Likud or Netanyahu.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lines

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On the columns of train stations, stickers bore the smiling faces of soldiers in their twenties alongside motivational quotes and the dates of their births and deaths.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Featuring towering stone columns, colorful reliefs (despite being 3,200 years old) and famous carvings, it's bypassed by tour buses heading straight for Hatshepsut.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of columns

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While many competitors technically offer three rows, their third-row seating seems designed primarily for emergency use.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
For those in need of three rows, and the ability to tow 7,700 pounds of boat trailer or race-car hauler, this Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 delivers performance definitely worth the starting price.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rows

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Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Longer trains were also in full force to create an extra dramatic moment while heading down the aisle.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of trains

Noun

There’s nothing off limits here, nothing too garish to clash with saxophone and strings.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
In higher-dimensional gravity, certain black-hole-like objects, such as black strings, can become unstable and fragment.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of strings

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Meta describes this option as permanently deleting chat history, stored files and active tasks.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Doing so permanently deletes all locked chats, any memories stored only within locked chats, and files or other content protected only by the previous PIN.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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