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Synonyms of file

69 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for file is document. Other synonyms of file are paper. The opposite of file is rank.

Synonyms and similar words for file

nounA collection of papers collated and archived together.

verbTo defile.

  • befoulTo make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
  • foilTo defile; to soil.
  • inquinateTo pollute or make dirty.
  • beclart UK, dialectalTo besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.
  • bedirtyTo dirty, soil; make dirty.
  • bedizen UK, dialectalTo make (someone or something) dirty; to bedaub, to besmear, to dirty.
  • begrimeTo ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something)...
  • beshit figuratively, vulgarTo soil; to spoil; to defile; to befoul.
  • besmearTo smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
  • besmirchTo make dirty.
  • besullyTo make sullied or soiled; defile.
  • blackenTo make dirty.
  • blotTo impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
  • clatTo dirty.
  • contaminateTo soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association.
  • darkenTo make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
  • defileTo make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
  • dirtenTo make or become dirty or soiled.
  • dirty
  • elt ScotlandTo begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.
  • foulTo make dirty.
  • gunkTo soil or make dirty.
  • gunk upTo soil or dirty; to mess up; to clog.
  • scungeTo mark with scunge; to begrime or besmirch.
  • sling mud
  • slotterTo make filthy; to foul.
  • slurTo soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
  • smearTo make something dirty.
  • smirchTo dirty; to make dirty.
  • smudgeTo soil or smear with dirt.
  • smutTo stain (or be stained) with soot or other dirt.
  • smutchTo soil, stain or smudge.
  • soilTo make dirty.
  • soss UK, dialectalTo soil; to make dirty.
  • spotTo stain; to leave a spot (on).
  • stainTo discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
  • sullowTo sully.
  • sullyTo soil or stain; to dirty.
  • tarnishTo compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
  • assoil obsoleteTo make (something) dirty or soiled; to soil; to stain; to sully.
  • bedaub obsoleteTo smear upon; to soil.
  • imbrue (especially with blood) archaic, literary
  • befile obsoleteTo make filthy; befoul; soil.
  • befilth rareTo cover with filth; make filthy; begrime.
  • beray archaic, obsoleteTo make foul; befoul; soil.
  • bewray archaic, obsoleteTo soil or befoul; to beray.
  • blur obsoleteTo smear, stain or smudge.
  • sowl obsoleteTo soil or stain; to dirty.
  • uggle UK, dialectalTo make dirty.

verbTo corrupt.

  • immoralizeTo corrupt; to make immoral.
  • lead astrayTo influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally.
  • warpTo deflect or turn (something) away from a true, proper or moral course; to pervert; to bias.
  • adulterateTo corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
  • corruptTo make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
  • debauchTo morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.
  • pervert
  • polluteTo corrupt or profane.
  • seduceTo beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
  • sophisticate figurativelyTo alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention...
  • subornTo induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially in a corrupt manner.
  • subvertTo pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
  • unmoralizeTo make immoral or corrupt.
  • vitiateTo debase or morally corrupt.
  • demoralize datedTo erode the moral adherence of; to corrupt.
  • detort datedTo pervert.
  • preposterate obsoleteTo pervert or disgrace.
  • tamper datedTo meddle (with something) in order to corrupt or pervert it.

Opposite of file

nounA column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.

  • rankA row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.

Meaning of file

  1. noun A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  2. noun A roll or list.
  3. noun A course of thought; a thread of narration.

Full definition of file

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Questions about synonyms of file

What is another word for file?
File has 69 synonyms on Word.ws, such as document and paper.
What is the opposite of file?
The opposite of file is rank.
What does file mean?
File means a collection of papers collated and archived together.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: file (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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