Synonyms of rows

rows 1 of 4

noun (1)

plural of row

1

as in columns

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

• columns
• queues
• banks
• ranks
• lines
• processions
• strings
• chains
• files
• sequences
• ranges
• trains
• cues
• tiers
• arrays
• echelons
• concatenations

2

as in streets

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

drive up Market Row and turn left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streets
• roads
• thoroughfares
• highways
• routes
• freeways
• carriageways
• boulevards
• roadways
• expressways
• drives
• arteries
• turnpikes
• ways
• arterials
• lanes
• causeways
• avenues
• passes
• interstates
• pike
• high roads
• thruways
• traces
• motorways
• alleys
• corridors
• parkways
• drags
• switchbacks
• trails
• branches
• tracks
• alleyways
• beltways
• circles
• side streets
• ring roads
• bypasses
• superhighways
• Main Streets
• through streets
• secondary roads
• side roads
• dual carriageways
• autobahns
• backstreets
• autostradas
• corniches
• byways
• autoroutes
• places
• high streets
• dead ends
• crossroads
• mews
• shunpikes
• bystreets
• laneways
• cul-de-sacs
• closes

rows

2 of 4

noun (2)

plural of row

1

as in brawls

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawls
• clashes
• melees
• altercations
• broils
• ructions
• affrays
• fracases
• skirmishes
• rough-and-tumbles
• donnybrooks
• ruckuses
• frays
• scraps
• scuffles
• tussles
• arguments
• battles
• handgrips
• fisticuffs
• scrimmages
• quarrels
• conflicts
• free-for-alls
• contests
• combats
• struggles
• tiffs
• horseplays
• disputes
• spats
• wrangles
• squabbles
• hassles
• kickups

2

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity

the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbances
• commotions
• stirs
• coils
• fusses
• storms
• rackets
• noises
• hurricanes
• turmoils
• bustles
• zoos
• clatters
• alarums and excursions
• pandemoniums
• rumpuses
• clutters
• ballyhoos
• hubbubs
• furores
• furors
• fun
• hullabaloos
• moils
• hooplas
• to-dos
• ructions
• bobberies
• williwaws
• ados
• welters
• squalls
• ruckuses
• pothers
• blathers
• hubble-bubbles
• tumults
• roars
• hurly-burlies
• uproars
• hurry-scurries
• whirls
• stews
• shindys
• bothers
• bluster
• hurlies
• splores
• flurries
• kerfuffles
• foofaraws
• helter-skelters
• cacophonies
• dos
• upheavals
• dins
• hoo-has
• hue and cries
• eruptions
• howls
• brawls
• outbreaks
• disorders
• outcries
• clamors
• outbursts
• frets
• melees
• scuffles
• flutters
• fevers
• fracases
• flare-ups
• frays
• dithers
• tizzies
• hassles
• lathers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rests
• peaces
• hushes
• tranquilities
• calms
• quiets
• orders
• quietudes

3

as in quarrels

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

• quarrels
• altercations
• fights
• disagreements
• disputes
• arguments
• controversies
• bickers
• brawls
• misunderstandings
• rhubarbs
• clashes
• tiffs
• skirmishes
• scraps
• spats
• wrangles
• cross fires
• squabbles
• disputations
• battles royal
• feuds
• set-tos
• imbroglios
• contretemps
• differences
• argle-bargles
• debates
• kickups
• tangles
• donnybrooks
• argy-bargies
• fallings-out
• logomachies
• tussles
• hassles
• protests
• objections
• contentions
• attacks
• run-ins
• protestations
• vendettas
• melees
• catfights
• fisticuffs
• dissensions
• affrays
• fracases
• fusses
• frays
• free-for-alls

rows

3 of 4

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of row

as in paddles

to move a boat by means of oars

rowed around the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paddles
• oars
• kayaks
• canoes
• sculls
• poles
• pulls
• feathers
• punts

rows

4 of 4

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of row

as in fights

to express different opinions about something often angrily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fights
• bickers
• quarrels
• clashes
• argues
• jars
• brawls
• scraps
• locks horns
• tiffs
• wrangles
• debates
• disputes
• spats
• squabbles
• controverts
• brabbles
• hassles
• falls out
• bandies words
• butts heads
• quibbles
• altercates
• mixes it up
• objects
• discusses
• argufies
• contests
• tangles
• dares
• challenges
• protests
• contends
• cavils
• fusses
• defies
• kicks
• nitpicks
• considers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consents
• accepts
• coexists
• gets along
• agrees
• concurs
• assents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rows

Noun

Whatever its financial troubles — and there are many — Paris retained its ability to assemble stellar front rows and impressive staging this season. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Nearby, the neat rows of grapevines and fig trees his family had tended for three generations had vanished under piles of rubble. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Officials on Wednesday presented an arena design with rows of retractable seats that would allow for configurations featuring three basketball courts, five volleyball courts, 12 pickleball courts or 28,000 square feet of meeting space on the floor. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

For generations, American streets and parks showcased the tall, stately pillars of rows and rows of elm trees. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Cunningham was upset with the call, meanwhile, Wilson was seen yelling and pointing at a fan a few rows from courtside. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Four years later, the event has expanded beyond rows of paintings into a multidisciplinary weekend that incorporates fashion, live music, youth programming and competitions. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

His query was earnestly tackled by the engineers at the RAND Corporation, who, in 1955, published a book composed only of a series of unrelated numerals piled up in neat rows. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

In each bus, the seats were ripped out and replaced with two rows of bunk beds that sleep up to 42 people a night. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

Several editors arrived straight from the LFW front rows to party with Kim, the third day of shows following be damned. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

After kidnapping Sam, Borden rows away from shore and raises a shotgun to his chin. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Santorini’s traditional kouloura vines are not trained upward like the vineyard rows many travelers know. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Kathy Hendrickson came from Newington to try the free lessons after a friend who rows told her about it. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

With both rows up, there’s still 28 cubic feet behind the third row, which is enough for a foursome’s worth of golf bags. — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 19 June 2026

Patron tickets, rows 1 through 9, $50 in advance, $55 at the door. — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026

Space rows at least 2 feet apart. — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 May 2026

Space the planting holes 18 to 24 inches apart and space rows 3 to 6 feet apart. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026