BRIMMED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

brimmed

verb

Definition of brimmed

past tense of brim

as in burst

to be copiously supplied a secondhand bookstore that was brimming with bargains

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as in filled

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained he brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm sure to spill it

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Recent Examples of brimmed Carcasses lay strewn along the shoreline as the beach brimmed with weekend activity. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 But You Caint Use My Phone, which brimmed with affirmative heaters that wonderfully interrogated screen-staring. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 Sitting with her children in a carriage during the parade and later appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the princess wore nodded to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana's 1987 Easter outfit in a pale blue ensemble and wide-brimmed hat by Catherine Walker. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026 The case file on Weaver’s murder that Logothetti ultimately inherited from her predecessors at the Everett Police Department brimmed with outlandish theories around her death involving money laundering and cocaine. — Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 Her reply brimmed with enthusiasm. — Julia Coin april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026 The minibar brimmed with complimentary sodas, addictively spicy small-batch pimento cheese Lowcountry Kettle Chips, and lemon sugar cookies from Charleston’s Own. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026 Fashion goes wide-brimmed and long-sleeved. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Bad Bunny’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LX served as a robust celebration of culture that brimmed with symbolism and celebrity cameos. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026

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Verb

So as much as Postava has burst onto the scene for the Red Wings, there is a real track record here.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Economists have spent much of 2026 watching to see if the artificial intelligence bubble will burst, much like the boom-and-burn cycle of dot-com pioneer companies in the late 1990s.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of burst

Verb

The same recognition that filled convention halls also limited the roles he was offered elsewhere.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern port city, draped in Ukrainian flags and hugging the troops who had ended months of Russian occupation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of filled

Verb

By morning, firefighting aircraft were back in the air dropping water on the Bryson fire in Malibu while the sound of generators purchased by outage-weary residents and business owners buzzed through the canyons.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The doorbell rang constantly as patient after patient walked up to the white window and the volunteer receptionist buzzed them in for their appointments.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of buzzed

Verb

That’s why the milk-chocolate Boo Bar is packed with Pop Rocks and potato chips.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Game three meant the series shifted to Tampa Bay, and Tropicana Field was packed to the rafters with Rays fans and a sizable contingent of Brewers supporters.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of packed

Verb

The process sends digital instructions between devices; the odor itself comes from supplies already loaded into the wearable.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Down two, the Rays loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but Liam Hicks grounded into what initially was ruled a game-ending double play.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaded

Verb

After the team’s historic, championship-clinching summer, Thursday’s preseason matchup hummed with energy.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
At a local senior residence center this week, the participants hummed with lindens and then headed into the art room to reflect on paper, using sepia-brown linden ink.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hummed

Verb

The Lions went for it on fourth-and-1 from their own 24 but were stuffed on a run.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
The Cougars stuffed all the ways Utah likes to run the ball until Dampier took matters into his own hands and posted a season high in rushing in electrifying style.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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