/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of filing Find synonyms for: Noun1. filing, submission, entryusage: the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"2. filing, fragmentusage: a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file3. filing, formation, shapingusage: the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)4. filing, storageusage: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"Verb1. file, register, registerusage: record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"2. file, smooth, smoothenusage: smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"3. file, march, processusage: proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom"4. charge, lodge, file, accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminateusage: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"5. file, file away, record, enter, put downusage: place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: grimace Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language