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

AI‑Powered Contact Center Solutions For Reduced Staff Burden Rural practices often handle high volumes of patient calls with small front‑office teams, resulting in longer call queues and voicemails. — Sidd Shah, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Some of the rest were stuck in water-bottle refill lines, concurrent queues snaking behind small drinking fountains that created a bottleneck of sweaty humanity around the corners of the new stadium. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026

Russia's economic situation Long queues have been seen at Russian petrol stations as the country grapples with a worsening fuel crisis. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Candidates can lower voters’ bills by committing to cutting permitting timelines, fixing transmission queues, and getting new generation connected to the grid. — David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026

Trucks were held up in hours of queues in 2021 when Saudi Arabia imposed new restrictions on imports from the UAE, as relations between the leaders of the two countries deteriorated over a dispute about oil production and rising economic rivalry. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Fuel rationing has been introduced in many regions, with hourslong queues of cars snaking beside roads. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Fuel rationing has been introduced in many Russian regions, with hours-long queues of cars snaking beside roads. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

The companies building them are putting up hundreds simultaneously, in places the grid was never designed to reach, on timelines that utility companies, with their seven year queues for new connections, simply can’t comprehend. — Vinod Khosla, Fortune, 30 June 2026