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

When that bubble burst in the Panic of 1893, a third of railroads went bust, more than 500 banks failed, and the economy plunged into a four-year depression.

— Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
When a bank of televisions showed horses bursting through the starting gate, feet stomped on the club’s carpet.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of burst

Verb

Next is nourishment, which is about making sure that the space created by the loss of your person isn’t only filled with pain.

— Naomi Barr, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
The Burberry x Smythson notebooks are filled with Smythson’s signature blue lightweight paper, while the opening and closing pages feature a London map print inspired by the fall 2026 Burberry runway collection, or the house check.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 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

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Although the mattress developed some minor misshaping after a month of heavy use, Moon still thinks it’s packed with value.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Seeing the ancient Piazza San Michele packed with people, and witnessing those genuine encounters between the cast and the audience.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of packed

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Officers then cuffed the youngster as he was loaded into an ambulance and hospitalized for a fractured femur and a nasty bruise on his head, according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the teen’s dad, Mahmoud Saleh, in Brooklyn Federal Court.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Each assembly keeps its own filament loaded, ready for the next time it's needed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaded

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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

Verb

After the Longhorns stuffed Jadan Baugh for a 2-yard loss plays later, Jones sold a fake, rolled out and connected with tight end Lacota Dippre for a 7-yard score.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Miami stopped on fourth down again Canes stuffed on fourth down for a second consecutive drive.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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