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
• racket
• fuss
• hurricane
• to-do
• coil
• fun
• ruction
• clatter
• clutter
• zoo
• bother
• bobbery
• bustle
• ado
• tumult
• hullabaloo
• ruckus
• rumpus
• pandemonium
• hoopla
• flurry
• hubbub
• blather
• hurry-scurry
• alarums and excursions
• kerfuffle
• roar
• furore
• squall
• splore
• helter-skelter
• bluster
• ballyhoo
• uproar
• pother
• welter
• stew
• furor
• upheaval
• hubble-bubble
• hue and cry
• hoo-ha
• foofaraw
• shindy
• hurly-burly
• whirl
• moil
• do
• brawl
• cacophony
• hurly
• williwaw
• howl
• clamor
• eruption
• din
• outbreak
• outcry
• unrest
• 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

Hermès does not employ celebrity ambassadors, as most other major luxury brands do, but, perhaps in a nod to the setting, the evening’s front row was a touch starrier than usual. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Clancy’s father, seated in the second row directly behind his daughter, leaned forward and bowed his head. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Verb

Next to the court, pedal or row outside on Technogym machines while watching the waves or circle the running track on deck 12. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Most of the time, however, would be spent rowing on one of the largest authentic ancient ships in the world, which was used specifically for filming the movie. — Alice Politi, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026