BLANKS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

blanks 1 of 2

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

Baffled residents, who don’t know whether their data have been stolen or compromised, have been trying their best to fill in the blanks. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Friends filled in the blanks, painting Roberts, a web developer and clutch early digital-ad adviser, as the Marty Ginsburg to Ocasio-Cortez’s RBG. — Michelle Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026 Stewart could have just heard in passing that the former Suits star had returned from the UK and filled in the blanks, or the meeting might have been part of the conversation. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Aug. 2026 But the outcome of this work doesn’t explain the blanks being raised at present, argued Jeremy Siegel, emeritus professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 No need to fill in the blanks with your worst-case scenarios. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 The family hopes witnesses will come forward to help fill in the blanks about what happened before Wells entered the water. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Her brother, Tunji, fills in the British blanks for her, but life in Lagos was a time of playing on swings and watching her brother kick a ball with his friends. — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026 Couric then handed the virtual mic to Molner, who filled in some of his wife’s blanks. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanks

Noun

Among the deadliest forms of skin cancer, melanoma starts in melanocytes, the cells that give the skin its color.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The king’s openness in talking about his diagnosis has been credited with persuading more men to be tested for prostate cancer and other forms of the disease.

— Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of forms

Noun

One was the 25th Amendment, which clarified rules for presidential succession, vice presidential vacancies, and handling presidential disability.

— Tom LoBianco, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Yarbrough denied the allegations, but noted the trustees had voiced frustrations about prolonged vacancies during a workshop held in December 2025.

— Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of vacancies

Verb

Regardless of whether Lala's eye passes over land, its impacts could be significant, AccuWeather Expert Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
The former Washington Commanders starter is competing for the backup job behind Dak Prescott in what head coach Brian Schottenheimer declared an open competition, though Howell has thrown just 14 passes over the past two seasons.

— Nick Harris. Story produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of passes over

Noun

Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator.

— Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Earlier this year, tech journalism site 404 Media reported on internal documents that showed Bus Patrol allegedly working on a plan to turn its thousands of cameras into an Automatic License Plate Reader network for law enforcement.

— Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of documents

Noun

The Royals had 10 players sign with FBS programs in December, and the offensive line took a big hit, but transfers will fill those voids.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
Independent bottlers fill these voids, and also often have old stocks from distilleries that have gone under and no longer exist at all, representing the opportunity for enthusiasts to try things that would others not exist.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of voids

Noun

Douglas Degges created art out of chewed dog toys, and Lesley Finn mounted a collage of archival papers on a wooden board.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
In Maryland, a Salvadoran mother signed legal papers naming Father Vidal Rivas, the priest at her local church, as temporary guardian of her 7-year-old son if she and her husband were deported.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of papers

Noun

Newcastle United have five days until the start of their season and still have lots of gaps to fill in their squad.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Those provisions give the inspector general new authority to temporarily withhold portions of his reports that reveal security risks, fraud-detection gaps or pending litigation.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaps

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