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

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

Facilities grew outward, spreading across vast acreage to house rows of standard x86 servers. — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

But, in this market, there’s always a reason to go bigger, and the automaker is said to be early in the planning stages of an SUV beyond the Pilot with a comfortable three rows of seating, intended to battle the red-hot Toyota Grand Highlander. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026

The banknotes, which were wrapped in cellophane and stacked in neat rows under floor and wall tiles and in hidden drawers in wardrobe closets, were carried out in plastic mop buckets and placed in an armored vehicle. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Photos show immigrants at Miramar sleeping in cots in rows on the floor, portable toilets with urinals overflowing with brown water and paper, and human feces outside the doors. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Both the Kia Seltos and Honda HR-V make good use of their compact dimensions, offering roomy cabins with generous space in both rows. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Two men seated a couple of rows ahead got the duct tape and restrained Lundeen, according to Cahn. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Cahn added the altercation lasted until two passengers seated two rows in front of them stepped in to intervene. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 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