lists

[lists] / lɪsts /

NOUN

record, tabulation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account agenda archive ballot bill calendar catalog checklist dictionary directory draft file index inventory lineup listing menu poll program schedule series table tally ticket

STRONG

arrangement brief bulletin canon catalogue census contents docket enumeration gazette invoice lexicon loop manifest memorandum outline panel prospectus register roll row screed scroll slate statistics syllabus thesaurus timetable vocabulary

WEAK

roll call

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganization

VERB

keep a record; tabulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classify detail enter file note place post register specify spell out

STRONG

arrange bill book calender catalogue census chart chronicle docket enroll enumerate index inscribe insert inventory invoice itemize manifest numerate particularize peg poll record schedule specialize tab tally

WEAK

button down keep count put down as put down for run down set down tick off write down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder displace erase forget withhold

STRONG

cancel disorganize

WEAK

lie straighten

VERB

lean, slant

Synonyms

STRONG

cant careen heel incline pitch recline slope tilt tip

Antonyms

STRONG

straighten

WEAK

forget lie

Example Sentences

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The challenge of reducing waiting lists in Wales comes against a backdrop of an NHS that is also failing to meet key performance targets for urgent care and cancer care.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

"During Covid, the gynaecology waiting lists grew to eight to 10 years and at that point I knew there was just no way I could wait that long to get something done," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

FactSet lists zero Wall Street analysts covering GameStop, while in 2019, there used to be a dozen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Her 2023 LP, “That! Feels Good!,” was nominated for a Mercury Prize for album of the year, and it made many critics’ year-end lists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Mrs. Miller says I have “lost the plot,” and am now just making lists of things that happened to fill space.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri