Synonyms of queues

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lines
• columns
• rows
• trains
• strings
• files
• ranks
• ranges
• cues
• chains
• sequences
• tiers
• arrays
• echelons
• successions
• progressions

queues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of queue

as in cues

Related Words

• lines
• cues
• files
• sequences
• places
• aligns
• lines up
• displays
• emplaces
• sets
• prioritizes
• maps (out)
• orders
• sets out
• arrays
• proportions
• ranges
• marshals
• balances
• hierarchizes
• unscrambles
• alphabetizes
• equalizes
• organizes
• classifies
• lays out
• arranges
• standardizes
• systematizes
• grooms
• evens
• disposes
• codifies
• regularizes
• draws up
• straightens (up)
• makes up
• tidies (up)
• spruces (up)

Dissimilar Words

• disorders
• disarranges
• deranges
• messes (up)
• rumples
• musses (up)
• disarrays
• misaligns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of queues

Noun

The smooth journeys contrasted with the train queues at Zandvoort last month and the long wait for taxis to leave the Hungaroring in July. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

In a wartorn country where air travel is too perilous to even consider, the roads are the obvious option, but are jammed, precarious, and cursed with long, torturous border queues. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

And as more people handle their errands online, physical lines at stores, clinics and government offices shrink, creating shorter queues for people who still need to visit in person. — Andrea Hetling, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

The attention has gone to agents that go and do things, releasing payments, working collections queues, closing the books. — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Continuing Biki Oberoi’s tradition, The Oberoi Mumbai eschews buffet breakfasts in favour of tableside service, thereby foregoing queues or crowded counters. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

All automatically delivered, no queues, no paperwork required. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Despite ongoing hurdles around interconnection queues and grid congestion, the scale of deployment shows developers are overcoming technical and regulatory barriers to support rising electricity demand from data centers and electrification. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026