File
File noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
View
View noun - All that can be seen from a certain point.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| clear | clear file | clear view |
| long | long file | long view |
| right | right file | right view |
| certain | certain file | certain view |
| Other adjectives: critical, plain, entire, main, personal, new, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- His SPECTRE file describes him as a homicidal paranoiac, which comes into view when cornering James Bond, where, instead of just of going with the fake murder/suicide, Grant plans to humiliate and torture Bond.
Source: Sadist -
It was not until later that I realized that the file had not been defective, in view of the theory on which it was based, i.e.
Source: Literature / Double Star -
If you go to the viral website you can view a picture of her personnel file - apparently the CIA was growing super-soldiers for the United States Army.
Source: Film / Hanna
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View and File. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/file/view
File & View. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/file/view>.
View or File. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/file/view.
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