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 tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Three roaches were on the floor in front of the food expo station, where the cooks put food ready to head out to customer tables. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

The newer move is pulling structured database tables into that same pipeline, so an application can combine the fact sitting in the ledger with the detail buried in the document, rather than being forced to pick one. — Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Counters and tables covered with gunk and what looked like marijuana and empty beer and liquor bottles around. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

The restaurant is clean as a whistle, located in its original strip mall building with wooden tables and banquet chairs. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

The nesting tables are by Frederick Kiesler, the lamp is Gino Sarfatti design, and the stool is Poul Kjærholm’s PK91. — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

Having started to doubt the nature of the relationship between Holmes and Evans, Fielder subjects it to extraordinary scrutiny, at which point the tables turn. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Counter seating, bar seating and high-tops often suit solo customers better than traditional tables built for larger groups. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026