Synonyms of lines

lines 1 of 2

noun

plural of line

1

as in columns

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

the line for tickets stretched around the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• columns
• queues
• rows
• files
• strings
• trains
• cues
• ranges
• ranks
• chains
• sequences
• tiers
• echelons
• arrays
• progressions
• successions

2

as in procedures

a way of acting or proceeding

since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• procedures
• policies
• methods
• strategies
• programs
• methodologies
• approaches
• plans
• courses
• schemes
• intentions
• purposes
• designs
• blueprints
• paths
• pathways
• directions
• intents
• tacks

3

as in professions

the activity by which one regularly makes a living

my line of business is "pre-owned" vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• professions
• occupations
• vocations
• works
• employments
• callings
• games
• lays
• trades
• jobs
• positions
• tasks
• missions
• places
• assignments
• calls
• livelihoods
• fields
• businesses
• functions
• arts
• offices
• loads
• duties
• situations
• appointments
• posts
• enterprises
• rackets
• engagements
• gigs
• lifeworks
• crafts
• berths
• billets
• livings
• handicrafts
• métiers
• workloads
• handcrafts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

4

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but I'll see what I can do to help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• areas
• domains
• departments
• realms
• walks
• fields
• elements
• spheres
• circles
• kingdoms
• provinces
• specialties
• territories
• disciplines
• fronts
• terrains
• precincts
• games
• arenas
• subjects
• studies
• businesses
• confines
• fiefs
• fiefdoms
• frontiers
• bailiwicks
• firmaments
• baronies
• dimensions
• pursuits
• professions
• widths
• scopes
• demesnes
• occupations
• vocations
• reaches
• sweeps
• rackets
• amplitudes
• subfields
• turfs
• compasses
• extents
• breadths
• ambits
• subspecialties
• kens

5

as in limits

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• limitations
• boundaries
• confines
• ends
• caps
• barriers
• bounds
• terminations
• ceilings
• edges
• extents
• borders
• margins
• fences
• walls
• extremities
• termini
• rims
• fag ends
• restraints
• hedges
• stops
• verges
• bars
• brims
• outsides

6

as in pipes

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)

the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pipes
• conduits
• tubes
• channels
• funnels
• drains
• ducts
• troughs
• pipings
• penstocks
• pipelines
• leaders
• tiles
• hydrants
• standpipes
• smokestacks
• drainpipes
• spouts
• waste pipes
• mains
• waterspouts
• stovepipes
• pipages

7

as in wires

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things

he made sure to bring extra fishing line in case a fish broke free

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wires
• cables
• ropes
• cords
• strings
• laces
• guys
• lacings
• halyards
• stays
• lanyards
• bungee cords
• whipcords

8

as in fleets

a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management

she owns a line of limousines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fleets
• convoys
• parades
• trains
• caravans
• processions
• flotillas
• armadas
• columns
• motorcades
• cavalcades
• navies
• argosies
• corteges

9

as in routes

the direction along which something or someone moves

the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routes
• paths
• ways
• steps
• trajectories
• tracks
• pathways
• courses
• routeways
• loops
• circles
• arcs
• orbits
• circuits
• descents
• flight paths
• ascents

10

as in families

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler

Synonyms & Similar Words

• families
• tribes
• houses
• clans
• races
• lineages
• people
• folks
• descendants
• households
• blood
• dynasties
• stocks
• kins
• kindreds
• kinsfolk
• kinfolks
• issues
• extended families
• offspring
• relatives
• nuclear families
• progenies
• broods
• blended families
• kiths
• scions
• seed
• kinsmen
• clansmen
• kinswomen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origins
• births
• pedigrees
• extractions
• descents
• ancestries

11

as in lineages

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lineages
• pedigrees
• ancestries
• genealogies
• origins
• families
• extractions
• bloodlines
• strains
• blood
• breedings
• family trees
• descents
• stocks
• births
• parentages
• relations
• successions
• relatives
• races
• houses
• heredities
• kins
• kindreds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• issues
• seed
• offspring
• progenies
• children
• sons
• posterities
• successors
• heirs
• inheritors

lines

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of line

1

as in cues

Related Words

• cues
• queues
• aligns
• lines up
• places
• files
• sequences
• sets
• displays
• maps (out)
• sets out
• emplaces
• ranges
• proportions
• prioritizes
• orders
• arrays
• balances
• unscrambles
• hierarchizes
• alphabetizes
• lays out
• systematizes
• standardizes
• organizes
• equalizes
• codifies
• evens
• classifies
• arranges
• disposes
• marshals
• grooms
• draws up
• regularizes
• makes up
• straightens (up)
• spruces (up)
• tidies (up)

Dissimilar Words

• disorders
• rumples
• deranges
• disarranges
• messes (up)
• musses (up)
• disarrays
• misaligns

2

as in margins

Related Words

• margins
• fences
• bounds
• surrounds
• contacts
• encircles
• encloses
• attaches (to)
• rims
• connects (with)
• links (with)
• communicates (with)
• embraces
• converges
• neighbors
• touches
• borders (on)
• skirts
• flanks
• meets
• marches (with)
• adjoins
• joins
• abuts
• fringes
• butts (on or against)
• verges (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lines

Noun

With BLADEone, there will be no crowded commercial terminals, long security lines, or boarding groups. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

The team is deep enough and has the talent needed on multiple lines to be competitive, regardless of the travel concerns. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

This process helped preserve the irregular lines, layered color and tactile quality of the originals and used this character within the fabrics. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Tenpenny powered through a range of vocals — the lead, harmonies and some answer lines that provided counter melodies. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

But Operation Vivaldi is the first time they are known to have been smuggled behind Russia’s defensive lines. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Soon after the mother and daughter took over the kitchen, lines began forming inside the supermarket. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Chris Lindstrom didn’t have any lines rehearsed or even a direction planned for his pregame speech when the Falcons surrounded him shortly before kickoff Thursday night at Lambeau Field. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Travelers should be wary of unexpected obstacles littering the roadway as high winds cause trees and power lines to fall. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026