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
• ruction
• skirmish
• ruckus
• fracas
• fray
• broil
• rough-and-tumble
• affray
• scuffle
• tussle
• battle
• scrimmage
• donnybrook
• argument
• free-for-all
• contest
• fisticuffs
• quarrel
• conflict
• dispute
• struggle
• combat
• spat
• 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
• hurry
• disturbance
• stir
• turmoil
• storm
• noise
• fuss
• racket
• hurricane
• to-do
• coil
• fun
• clatter
• ruction
• clutter
• zoo
• bother
• bobbery
• bustle
• ado
• tumult
• hullabaloo
• ruckus
• rumpus
• pandemonium
• flurry
• hoopla
• hubbub
• blather
• hurry-scurry
• roar
• alarums and excursions
• kerfuffle
• furore
• squall
• splore
• helter-skelter
• bluster
• ballyhoo
• uproar
• pother
• welter
• upheaval
• stew
• furor
• hubble-bubble
• hue and cry
• hoo-ha
• foofaraw
• shindy
• hurly-burly
• whirl
• moil
• do
• brawl
• howl
• cacophony
• hurly
• williwaw
• eruption
• clamor
• outbreak
• din
• unrest
• outcry
• disorder
• outburst
• scuffle
• flutter
• melee
• fray
• fret
• fever
• fracas
• dither
• flare-up
• lather
• hassle
• tizzy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• calm
• quiet
• stillness
• 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
• tiff
• skirmish
• set-to
• contretemps
• clash
• imbroglio
• wrangle
• squabble
• kickup
• rhubarb
• disputation
• falling-out
• feud
• debate
• donnybrook
• argle-bargle
• tangle
• scrap
• argy-bargy
• run-in
• difference
• tussle
• contention
• protest
• attack
• hassle
• objection
• protestation
• vendetta
• melee
• logomachy
• dissension
• fisticuffs
• catfight
• fracas
• fray
• free-for-all
• fuss
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of row

Noun

Legislators will try for the third year in a row to address the fallout from private equity ownership of three Connecticut hospitals. —Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026

Fifteen graves form a row at the back of the Chernobyl plot. —ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

Until Chicago, the state’s economic engine, can begin rowing in the same policy directions as our representatives in Springfield, getting Illinois out of the economic mud will continue to be an uphill battle. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026

York helped row and tow the party’s barge, which was the size of a semi-truck trailer. —Craig Fehrman, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026