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fill

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fill

soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something

  • we ripped the tag off years ago, so we have no idea what the fill in that pillow is
Synonyms of fill

filler, filling, padding, stuffing, wadding
Words Related to fill

packing

interlining, lining, quilting

buffer, bumper, cushion, fender, pad

fill

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fill

1 to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

  • fill the basket with apples
Synonyms of fill

brim, charge, cram, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff
Words Related to fill

drench, flood, glut, swamp

bloat, bulk

crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze

refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish

overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate

honeycomb, penetrate
Near Antonyms of fill

lighten

deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust

bleed, draw (off)

clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep
Antonyms of fill

clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void

2 to close up so that no empty spaces remain

  • before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty
Synonyms of fill

block, bung, dam, pack, plug, stop, stuff
Words Related to fill

choke, clog, close (off), clot, congest, jam, obstruct, occlude

caulk, chink, seal

repack, restuff
Near Antonyms of fill

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out), shovel

3 to do what is required by the terms of

  • orders received by this date will be filled in time for Christmas delivery of the merchandise
Synonyms of fill

answer, complete, comply (with), fulfill (or fulfil), keep, meet, redeem, satisfy
Words Related to fill

conclude, consummate, finalize, finish, perfect

accomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, carry out, effect

commit, compass, discharge, execute, follow through (with), make, perform
Phrases Synonymous with fill

abide by, make good (or make good on)
Near Antonyms of fill

default (on)

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight
Antonyms of fill

breach, break, transgress, violate

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