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

For those grocers running a produce department, that date's already been circled in red, because sweet potato casserole shows up on most American tables in late November. — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Cars ease into place — grills, coolers and folding tables pulled from their trunks. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

In one video, Marte is shown at the tables while the Reds-Diamondbacks game was on a TV nearby. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The bid-ask spread is finally narrowing and investors and companies are sitting at conference tables hashing out valuations. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Felix and Pierre’s Picnic Shop will offer collage tables and letterpress demonstrations, while Bar Bacetti will host a Disco Brunch on Saturday and Jazz Brunch on Sunday. — Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Spacious outdoor tables for folks with dogs, which sometimes seem to outnumber humans, beckon after the farmers’ market. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

Sacramento was crawling Saturday as crowds packed Bugtopia, winding between tables and clustering around displays with the restless motion of a human-sized ant colony. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Of all the resources available Saturday, eighth-grade special education teacher John Conrad was most excited about the tables piled high with free books. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026