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Filing

Noun / ˈfaɪlɪŋ / Another word for filing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Filing refers to the act of organizing or arranging documents or other materials by subject or in some other systematic way.

Synonyms & similar words

fileaway register file charge lodge organizing sorting categorizing systematizing arranging cataloging indexing listing tabulating classifying grouping collating ordering storing archiving keeping maintaining managing arranging tidying

Synonyms by register

Formal

archiving dossiering cataloging indexing

Informal

storing keeping tucking away putting away

Literary

enshrining preserving

Antonyms

unorganized disorderly messy chaotic disarray neglected

Common collocations

  • filing cabinet
  • filing system
  • file a complaint
  • file a report
  • file for divorce
  • file taxes
  • file a lawsuit
  • file a claim

Word family

noun filing
verb file
adjective filed

Usage note

The word 'filing' can refer to the act of submitting a document or the process of organizing papers. Ensure context clarifies the intended meaning.

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Example sentences

  1. I spent the morning doing some filing in my home office.
  2. He has a lot of filing to do before he can leave for the day.
  3. She is very good at filing papers and keeping things organized.
  4. The secretary was responsible for filing all the documents in the appropriate folders.
  5. I always make sure to do my filing at the end of each workday.

Quotes

  • "Filing cabinets are the graveyards of information." - Grace Hopper
  • "I'm a filing clerk who sings." - Leonard Cohen
  • "I don't like to write with a computer - I like to write with a pencil and paper and do a lot of physical cutting and pasting and filing." - Augusten Burroughs

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