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

But now, the walkway beyond it guides visitors past rows of photographs. — Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Richard Olenick and Juan Mejia were more than halfway through the flight when a man two rows behind them in the first-class section started to become belligerent, Olenick said. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

The geothermal brine is then cooled by rows of industrial fans that sit atop Fervo's power plant, before it's reinjected into the ground in a closed-loop system. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Instead, a not-elderly man a few rows away—perhaps even more disturbed by the tale of Phyllis’s downfall than I—became convulsed in a seizure. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

And many of these new data centers can be classified as what's called hyperscalers, which are these enormous facilities that can reach over a million square feet in size and have seemingly endless rows of servers and networking equipment. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Inside, rows of in-house brand American Hat Company (manufactured in Bowie) line the walls, and customers queue up for sessions with its team of experienced shapers. — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Videos show crowds trying to flee a surging wall of mud, rows of buses and trucks swept aside like toys, and bridges cracked apart and swept away. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

Since 1911, the event has brought together Italian and German volunteers who lovingly make meatballs and ravioli, and families and friends who sit at rows of long tables to enjoy the homemade supper. — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

Evelyn ran down from her seat two rows up, dropped to the ground and attempted to secure the ball in front of her. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026