Synonyms of tables

tables 1 of 2

noun

plural of table

1

as in counters

a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food

we sat at the kitchen table, playing cards for hours on end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counters
• boards
• buffets
• tea tables
• sideboards
• bars
• coffee tables
• side tables
• card tables
• refectory tables
• bed tables

2

as in meals

food eaten or prepared for eating at one time

always offers a well-prepared table for his guests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meals
• menus
• dinners
• feasts
• feeds
• repasts
• banquets
• buffets
• chow
• lunches
• refections
• boards
• refreshments
• snacks
• messes
• suppers
• breakfasts
• collations
• teas
• servings
• bites
• luncheons
• tastes
• picnics
• smorgasbords
• barbecues
• roasts
• fries
• gulps
• morsels
• cookouts
• bakes
• potlucks
• clambakes
• fry-ups
• spreads
• luaus
• regales

3

as in plateaus

a broad flat area of elevated land

the area between the two canyons forms one broad table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plateaus
• mesas
• highlands
• domes
• altiplanos
• tablelands
• heights
• uplands
• buttes
• punas
• karoos

4

as in lists

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system

the periodic table of chemical elements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lists
• listings
• catalogs
• bibliographies
• registers
• rolls
• directories
• schedules
• registries
• rosters
• indexes
• checklists
• menus
• roll calls
• chronologies
• compilations
• canons
• agendas
• inventories
• dockets
• enumerations
• glossaries
• payrolls
• calendars
• compendiums
• catalogues raisonnés
• timetables
• manifests

tables

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of table

1

as in figures

Related Words

• figures
• tabulates
• tallies
• computes
• sums
• numbers
• works out
• totals
• ciphers
• adds
• casts (up)
• calculates
• totalizes
• counts
• summates
• reckons
• enumerates
• totes (up)
• foots (up)
• tots (up)
• tells
• recomputes
• refigures

2

as in shelves

Related Words

• shelves
• reserves
• defers
• interrupts
• holds off
• breaks off
• intermits
• postpones
• ends
• puts off
• stops
• recesses
• disperses
• halts
• disbands
• winds up
• dissolves
• terminates
• adjourns
• discontinues
• wraps up
• suspends
• recalls
• closes
• prorogates
• concludes
• prorogues
• breaks up
• calls off
• invalidates
• voids
• calls
• revokes
• repeals
• aborts
• nullifies
• annuls
• negates
• rescinds
• drops
• abrogates
• quashes

Dissimilar Words

• opens
• proceeds
• continues
• launches
• extends
• carries on
• resumes
• draws out
• inaugurates
• calls
• prolongs
• assembles
• summons
• reopens
• rallies
• renews
• convenes
• convokes
• musters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tables

Noun

The Central Valley is known as America’s salad bowl, for its vast production fruits, vegetables and nuts that stock refrigerators and kitchen tables across America. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

About 50 people filtered into the Perez Architecture Center for the event, many holding plates of danishes and boxes of Royal Dansk Danish butter cookies laid on tables by the entrance. — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Inside, celebrities, artists, and politicians mix with neighborhood regulars around tables laden with red-sauce classics served family style. — Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026

The tables are packed tightly together, ensuring a boisterous, convivial atmosphere. — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Packages include 12 hours of rental time, planning consultation, tables and chairs, event setup and tear down, on-site support staff and use of the property for engagement photos. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Employees beverages without lids were on prep tables; beverages were thrown away. — Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026

Unapproved employee beverage containers on the prep tables in the kitchen. — Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Everyone could easily gather around the oversized kitchen island, and there was enough seating at both dining tables for 18 adults, plus five highchairs. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026