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

While many competitors technically offer three rows, their third-row seating seems designed primarily for emergency use. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

For those in need of three rows, and the ability to tow 7,700 pounds of boat trailer or race-car hauler, this Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 delivers performance definitely worth the starting price. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Wait for the rows in front of you to get up and head to the exit, rather than scrambling to snatch your items from the overhead bins and just crowding the aisle. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Instead, the set takes inspiration from the retailer itself, with rows of band T-shirts providing a backdrop familiar to generations of alternative music fans and Hot Topic shoppers. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

Hundreds of sauces meticulously arranged in neat rows, like soldiers standing at attention, greet us. — Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

The Phantom implant includes two rows of electrodes embedded in flexible medical silicone, with a disk of electronics at one end to process and send a wireless signal. — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2026

The ICUs were quiet also, because rows of patients slowly dying on ventilators don’t make noise. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Another witness described Kariem, at one point, landing on a girl two rows in front of her. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 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