BLANKS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of blank

as in forms

a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it handed him an employment blank to fill out

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as in vacancies

empty space a blank on the form for the patient's insurance policy number

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blank

as in passes over

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Recent Examples of blanks

Noun

Sherman, Maine — Behind the steering wheel of his silver pickup, Scott Bates fills in the blanks with numbers. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 The company keeps blanks ready to be printed at a moment’s notice. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 With so few ancient samples of dodo DNA surviving—and that which does exist having degraded over the centuries—the analytic and number-crunching power of AI is just what’s needed to fill in the genetic blanks. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 The shoot involved firing blanks and igniting explosions, theatrics that shocked the film’s residential neighbors and spurred concerns over public safety. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Today, the German automaker is finally starting to fill in the blanks on the i3. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 And by offering so little clarity, his own team has invited the public to fill in the blanks. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The need for a federal workforce at KSC dwindled, and that’s when state officials started looking to commercial companies to help fill in the blanks. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Kyle Gauvin, the president of the board of Sacred Heart Housing, filled in the blanks. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks

Noun

These results implied either that the models were engaged in two unrelated forms of introspection, or that one of the processes wasn’t introspection after all.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
His houses often favored strong geometric forms, generous glazing, and a close relationship with the landscape—a combination that helped set them apart from the more traditional shingled homes that have long defined the region.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of forms

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The current makeup of the House is 218 Republicans, one independent who caucuses with Republicans, and 214 Democrats, with two vacancies.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
In the House of Representatives, there are 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats, in addition to one independent and two vacancies.

— ABC NEWS, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of vacancies

Verb

While it isn't yet known exactly where any surviving pieces will land, Sladen noted that Swift's orbit only passes over a band within about 21 degrees of the equator.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
The spacecraft must launch when the station’s orbital plane passes over the launch site.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of passes over

Noun

Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
The legal group, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, brought the lawsuit in which the new court documents were released.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of documents

Noun

Scaling up Engineers discovered voids, or air pockets, between layers of carbon fiber that make up the domes’ composite structure.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
The goal was to produce a more uniform film with compact crystal grains and fewer voids and defects.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of voids

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Many academic researchers publish only a handful of papers each year, seeking scientific discoveries or solutions to everyday problems facing businesses and government agencies.

— TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Hurley and the Huskies’ bench, perplexed when the Huskies were called for their 13th foul when Michigan only had six, earned their first techinical of the season after assistant Mike Nardi threw his scouting papers on the floor.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026