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 All night long patrons filled the patio tables and stood at the counter inside, where the prices were a bit lower and display cases brimmed with pintxos — rounds of bread piled with anchovies, fried squid, rare beef, gratinéed spider crab. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 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

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Verb

The officials ruled the run didn't count, and Perine took the next handoff from Joe Burrow and burst through for a 14-yard gain before the Bengals went into victory formation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Garrett burst off the line at the snap and sacked Daniels for a 12-yard loss.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of burst

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But the mood of the post-election call, filled with Democrats feeling left out of the national blue wave, turned around almost immediately when Nixon came on camera from a conference hotel in Denver with her message of unity.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Essentially, the pods are giant tubs filled with saltwater that allow users to float effortlessly.

— Evan Moore November 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of filled

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Rothe will next star in Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s buzzed about TIFF acquisition River, opposite Jane Levy, which will open in theaters on January 15, 2027.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
The annual classical Christian schools conference in June in Atlanta buzzed with talk of the historic shift in school funding, which bolsters a conservative Christian push to remake the education landscape.

— Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of buzzed

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The incident occurred in a typically busy area packed with evening commuters.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Hearings were packed with lawyers from federal, state and local governments, as well as civil rights groups that filed friend of the court briefs.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of packed

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North of the Chesapeake, the Earth’s crust had been compressed by the weight of the ice, while the ice-free area around Tangier bulged upward.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
My husband Grant Wahl's bulged and burst, at an age when this disease usually means something inherited.

— Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of bulged

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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

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Authorities say officers found around 440 pounds of methamphetamine stuffed into trash bags in the van.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
This is the sport in which an envelope stuffed with cash put Kentucky on probation and a fixer hanging with players in a hot tub did the same at UNLV.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

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