Synonyms of row

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noun (1)

ˈrō 

1

as in rank

a series of people or things arranged side by side

stood in a row to have their picture taken

three rows of eight jelly beans equals 24 jelly beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rank
• bank
• column
• string
• file
• queue
• procession
• chain
• line
• sequence
• tier
• train
• cue
• range
• array
• echelon
• concatenation

2

as in street

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

drive up Market Row and turn left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• street
• road
• thoroughfare
• highway
• route
• freeway
• boulevard
• roadway
• expressway
• carriageway
• way
• turnpike
• artery
• drive
• arterial
• avenue
• lane
• causeway
• high road
• pass
• pike
• interstate
• drag
• thruway
• trace
• motorway
• parkway
• corridor
• alley
• Main Street
• side street
• side road
• bypass
• dual carriageway
• through street
• trail
• high street
• ring road
• switchback
• alleyway
• circle
• secondary road
• track
• branch
• autobahn
• place
• dead end
• close
• bystreet
• superhighway
• crossroad
• mews
• corniche
• beltway
• shunpike
• laneway
• autoroute
• backstreet
• byway
• cul-de-sac
• autostrada

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noun (2)

ˈrau̇ 

1

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawl
• clash
• melee
• altercation
• mêlée
• ruction
• ruckus
• fracas
• fray
• skirmish
• broil
• rough-and-tumble
• affray
• scuffle
• battle
• tussle
• argument
• scrimmage
• donnybrook
• free-for-all
• contest
• fisticuffs
• quarrel
• conflict
• struggle
• combat
• spat
• dispute
• tiff
• scrap
• squabble
• wrangle
• horseplay
• hassle
• handgrips
• roughhousing
• kickup

2

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• disturbance
• hurry
• stir
• turmoil
• storm
• fuss
• noise
• racket
• hurricane
• to-do
• fun
• coil
• clatter
• clutter
• ruction
• zoo
• bother
• bobbery
• bustle
• ado
• tumult
• hullabaloo
• flurry
• ruckus
• rumpus
• pandemonium
• hoopla
• hubbub
• hurry-scurry
• blather
• roar
• alarums and excursions
• kerfuffle
• hurry-skurry
• furore
• squall
• helter-skelter
• splore
• bluster
• ballyhoo
• uproar
• pother
• welter
• upheaval
• stew
• furor
• hoo-hah
• hubble-bubble
• hoo-ha
• hue and cry
• foofaraw
• shindy
• corroboree
• hurly-burly
• whirl
• moil
• do
• brawl
• howl
• hurly
• williwaw
• cacophony
• eruption
• clamor
• outbreak
• din
• unrest
• outcry
• disorder
• scuffle
• outburst
• flutter
• melee
• fray
• fret
• mêlée
• fever
• fracas
• dither
• flare-up
• lather
• hassle
• tizzy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• calm
• quiet
• stillness
• tranquillity
• order
• hush
• tranquility
• quietude
• orderliness

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as in quarrel

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions

he had a row with his girlfriend yesterday, and now they aren't speaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quarrel
• dispute
• altercation
• argument
• disagreement
• controversy
• fight
• bicker
• brawl
• misunderstanding
• spat
• battle royal
• cross fire
• skirmish
• tiff
• set-to
• clash
• contretemps
• imbroglio
• wrangle
• squabble
• kickup
• rhubarb
• disputation
• falling-out
• feud
• debate
• donnybrook
• argle-bargle
• tangle
• scrap
• difference
• argy-bargy
• run-in
• tussle
• contention
• protest
• attack
• hassle
• objection
• protestation
• dissention
• vendetta
• melee
• mêlée
• logomachy
• dissension
• fisticuffs
• catfight
• fracas
• fray
• fuss
• free-for-all
• affray

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verb (1)

ˈrō 

as in to paddle

to move a boat by means of oars

rowed around the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paddle
• oar
• kayak
• canoe
• scull
• pull
• pole
• punt
• feather

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verb (2)

ˈrau̇ 

as in to bicker

to express different opinions about something often angrily

the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bicker
• fight
• quarrel
• argue
• clash
• spat
• brawl
• fall out
• dispute
• scrap
• wrangle
• jar
• squabble
• debate
• tiff
• brabble
• bandy words
• butt heads
• controvert
• hassle
• lock horns
• quibble
• argufy
• contest
• mix it up
• discuss
• contend
• challenge
• altercate
• object
• tangle
• dare
• protest
• cavil
• defy
• kick
• fuss
• nitpick
• consider

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get along
• accept
• coexist
• agree
• concur
• consent
• assent

Examples of row in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Jets are 2-4 and have lost three in a row, most recently Monday night against the Buffalo Bills. —Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024

Murder of Sikh leader on Canadian soil triggers diplomatic row The deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries was triggered by the fatal shooting of Nijjar outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver with a large Sikh population, in June of last year. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024

Following the concert, Trump made his way to the front row, signing red MAGA hats and 47 signs. —Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024

Last year, the Biden administration issued a proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day for the third year in a row. —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2024