Synonyms of filed

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verb (1)

past tense of file

as in rubbed

to make smooth by friction

beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubbed
• sanded
• polished
• scraped
• ground
• buffed
• honed
• smoothed
• sharpened
• planed
• rasped
• scoured
• glossed
• dressed
• burnished
• edged
• sandblasted
• shone
• whetted
• stropped
• reground

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughened
• scuffed
• roughed (up)
• coarsened

filed

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verb (2)

past tense of file

as in marched

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group

to the strains of that familiar music, this year's graduating class filed into the auditorium

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marched
• strode
• stepped
• paraded
• paced
• stamped
• stomped
• trod
• hiked
• traipsed
• goose-stepped
• trudged
• tramped
• perambulated
• lumbered
• plodded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolled
• wandered
• ambled
• meandered
• rambled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of filed

Verb

Defense attorney Johnson had filed an election for the jury to assess punishment, but Jones refused to sign it, according to Sorrells. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Hundreds of students filed out of class at Lincoln Park High School on Thursday afternoon. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Mumbai police registered a case against Patekar and three others in October 2018 but filed a closure report in June 2019. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

In bidding to halt Howard's execution, his attorneys had filed a motion hours earlier before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals raising concerns about the quality of Texas' execution drugs. — Jamie Stengle, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

When a lobbyist for former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar — an electoral opponent of Tinubu — filed an amicus brief, Greenspan sought to make clear that the two were not working together. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The release of the footage comes after the Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press filed a motion earlier this year for it to be unsealed, arguing that keeping it from the public violated the First Amendment. — Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

At least three employees supervised by Perera have filed bullying complaints with DIR’s Office of Equity and Risk. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Jane Doe withdrew from Cornell due to the incident, according to her attorney, and the civil suit filed in the case. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026