Synonyms of row

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noun (1)

ˈrō 

1

as in rank

a series of people or things arranged side by side

stood in a row to have their picture taken

three rows of eight jelly beans equals 24 jelly beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rank
• bank
• column
• string
• file
• queue
• procession
• chain
• line
• sequence
• tier
• train
• cue
• range
• array
• echelon
• concatenation

2

as in street

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

drive up Market Row and turn left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• street
• road
• thoroughfare
• highway
• route
• freeway
• boulevard
• roadway
• expressway
• carriageway
• way
• turnpike
• artery
• drive
• arterial
• avenue
• lane
• causeway
• high road
• pass
• pike
• interstate
• drag
• thruway
• trace
• motorway
• parkway
• corridor
• alley
• Main Street
• side street
• side road
• bypass
• dual carriageway
• through street
• trail
• high street
• ring road
• switchback
• alleyway
• circle
• secondary road
• track
• branch
• autobahn
• place
• dead end
• close
• bystreet
• superhighway
• crossroad
• mews
• corniche
• beltway
• shunpike
• laneway
• autoroute
• backstreet
• byway
• cul-de-sac
• autostrada

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noun (2)

ˈrau̇ 

1

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawl
• clash
• melee
• altercation
• ruction
• skirmish
• ruckus
• fracas
• fray
• broil
• rough-and-tumble
• affray
• scuffle
• tussle
• battle
• scrimmage
• donnybrook
• argument
• free-for-all
• contest
• fisticuffs
• quarrel
• conflict
• dispute
• struggle
• combat
• spat
• tiff
• scrap
• squabble
• wrangle
• horseplay
• hassle
• handgrips
• roughhousing
• kickup

2

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• hurry
• disturbance
• stir
• turmoil
• storm
• noise
• fuss
• racket
• hurricane
• to-do
• coil
• fun
• clatter
• ruction
• clutter
• zoo
• bother
• bobbery
• bustle
• ado
• tumult
• hullabaloo
• ruckus
• rumpus
• pandemonium
• flurry
• hoopla
• hubbub
• blather
• hurry-scurry
• roar
• alarums and excursions
• kerfuffle
• furore
• squall
• splore
• helter-skelter
• bluster
• ballyhoo
• uproar
• pother
• welter
• upheaval
• stew
• furor
• hubble-bubble
• hue and cry
• hoo-ha
• foofaraw
• shindy
• hurly-burly
• whirl
• moil
• do
• brawl
• howl
• cacophony
• hurly
• williwaw
• eruption
• clamor
• outbreak
• din
• unrest
• outcry
• disorder
• outburst
• scuffle
• flutter
• melee
• fray
• fret
• fever
• fracas
• dither
• flare-up
• lather
• hassle
• tizzy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• calm
• quiet
• stillness
• order
• hush
• tranquility
• quietude
• orderliness

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as in quarrel

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions

he had a row with his girlfriend yesterday, and now they aren't speaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quarrel
• dispute
• altercation
• argument
• disagreement
• controversy
• fight
• bicker
• brawl
• misunderstanding
• spat
• battle royal
• cross fire
• tiff
• skirmish
• set-to
• contretemps
• clash
• imbroglio
• wrangle
• squabble
• kickup
• rhubarb
• disputation
• falling-out
• feud
• debate
• donnybrook
• argle-bargle
• tangle
• scrap
• argy-bargy
• run-in
• difference
• tussle
• contention
• protest
• attack
• hassle
• objection
• protestation
• vendetta
• melee
• logomachy
• dissension
• fisticuffs
• catfight
• fracas
• fray
• free-for-all
• fuss
• affray

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verb (1)

ˈrō 

as in to paddle

to move a boat by means of oars

rowed around the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paddle
• oar
• kayak
• canoe
• scull
• pull
• pole
• punt
• feather

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verb (2)

ˈrau̇ 

as in to bicker

to express different opinions about something often angrily

the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bicker
• fight
• quarrel
• argue
• clash
• spat
• brawl
• fall out
• dispute
• scrap
• wrangle
• jar
• squabble
• debate
• tiff
• brabble
• bandy words
• butt heads
• controvert
• hassle
• lock horns
• quibble
• argufy
• contest
• mix it up
• discuss
• contend
• challenge
• altercate
• object
• tangle
• dare
• protest
• cavil
• defy
• kick
• fuss
• nitpick
• consider

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get along
• accept
• coexist
• agree
• concur
• consent
• assent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of row

Noun

Coker recommends using floating row covers to protect spinach from unexpected frosts. —Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026

Expansive windows frame the rows of grapes like living artwork, while terraces, pergolas, and outdoor living spaces invite residents to linger, glass in hand, taking in the sunset over the hills. —Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

Verb

The Guardian said offshoring jobs was being considered, but BBC chiefs have been rowing back from this notion in talks with unions, saying jobs will be kept in the UK. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2025

Finally, two British women recently rowed 8,000 miles across the Pacific to raise money for charity. —Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025