Synonyms of stuffing

stuffing 1 of 2

noun

ˈstə-fiŋ 

as in filling

soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something

never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• fill
• padding
• filler
• lining
• wadding
• quilting
• cushion
• pad
• buffer
• bumper
• interlining
• fender

stuffing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of stuff

1

as in packing

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• plugging
• sealing
• blocking
• bunging
• damming
• stopping
• jamming
• closing (off)
• occluding
• choking
• obstructing
• clogging
• repacking
• caulking
• congesting
• clotting
• chinking
• restuffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavating
• shoveling
• scooping (out)
• hollowing (out)

2

as in gorging

to fill with food to capacity

kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gorging
• filling
• glutting
• feasting
• cramming
• gobbling
• sating
• surfeiting
• gulping
• regaling
• guzzling
• pigging out
• gormandizing
• cloying
• banqueting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fasting
• dieting

3

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cramming
• squeezing
• loading
• wedging
• packing
• jamming
• crowding
• ramming
• sandwiching
• filling
• shoehorning
• crushing
• heaping
• jam-packing

4

as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something

I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocking
• obstructing
• filling
• jamming
• choking
• occluding
• congesting
• stopping (up)
• flooding
• clogging
• plugging (up)
• packing
• gumming (up)
• damming
• clotting
• corking
• bunging
• stoppering
• spiling
• furring
• glutting
• silting
• overwhelming
• swamping
• inundating
• stoppling
• gridlocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening (up)
• freeing
• clearing
• unplugging
• unblocking
• excavating
• emptying
• scooping (out)
• unclogging
• hollowing (out)
• unstopping
• lightening

5

as in loading

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• loading
• cramming
• jamming
• brimming
• heaping
• refilling
• charging
• jam-packing
• flooding
• shoving
• glutting
• swamping
• squashing
• drenching
• squeezing
• crowding
• repacking
• replenishing
• ramming
• bloating
• bulking
• reloading
• saturating
• penetrating
• pressing
• overflowing
• crushing
• overfilling
• matting
• overcharging
• refreshing
• honeycombing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emptying
• clearing
• eliminating
• vacating
• draining
• drawing (off)
• evacuating
• bleeding
• cleaning
• exhausting
• voiding
• sweeping
• flushing
• lightening
• purging
• depleting
• scouring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stuffing

Noun

Cooked amaranth has a slightly earthy, porridge-like texture that works well as a breakfast bowl with fruit and honey, as a rice substitute under curries and stews, or as a stuffing for roasted squash. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 15 June 2026

The hackers used a common tactic known as credential stuffing to access the data, which exploits weak and reused passwords. — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

Verb

Another practice involved staff stuffing insects, herbs and different scents into the leaves of lettuce heads, offering the adolescent skunks another challenge that would put their developing foraging skills to the test. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Some of you enjoy turning them into completely new dishes, stuffing them into ancho peppers or making Polish beet soup just to use up your fridge's odds and ends. — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 6 July 2026