FILLED IN Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

filled in

verb

past tense of fill in

as in informed

to give information to my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed

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as in substituted

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation

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Recent Examples of filled in Even though all the barrels matured in the same place, the final blend leaned heavily on barrels filled in January and June. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The Jonas Brothers musician also filled in for Ripa on July 28, while Mila Kunis filled in on July 29. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2026 At the time, the district said the employee worked at Jacksonville High School but also filled in at Jacksonville Middle School this spring. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026 The most prominent position that UM’s athletic department has filled in the portal has been quarterback, with Cam Ward, Carson Beck and now Darian Mensah signed to big-money deals the past three years. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Speaking with Goldman Sachs’s Raj Mahajan at the firm’s Apex Symposium on June 2 — audio Fortune has exclusive, embargoed access to — Griffin filled in the blanks. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 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 On July 8, Sheinelle Jones filled in for Savannah alongside Craig Melvin, and on July 9, Laura Jarrett stepped in at the anchor desk. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 The sign at the front of the stadium remained a little underwhelming, with the word Lumen blacked out but no replacement filled in. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Her pitch, deeply informed by Billy’s sensibility and ideas and by the course of their encounter, is a brilliantly strange narrative that puts the character and vantage point of Little Death at the center of a film-within-a-film origin story.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Definition of informed

Verb

Prizes are non-transferable, may not be exchanged for cash, and may not be resold or substituted by winners.

— The Athletic, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Director Lileana Blain-Cruz is now substituted for Buena Vista Social Club director Saheem Ali and Pulitzer Prize winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, originally the book writer, is replaced by Peter Duchan (Dogfight).

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of substituted

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Senior local official Dagnachew Azbite told the BBC that seven people had been found injured, with five of the victims sustaining serious injuries.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of told

Verb

Owens immediately went after Balor and Gunther while Zayn stood in the ring shocked.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Japan launched a strategy in 1992 to win the World Cup within 100 years, a timeline that would surely be accelerated without Europe, which has stood in their way in three of their five knockout matches.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of stood in

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Managers were instructed to remove all roach carcasses and seal the bottoms of entryways to prevent more pests from entering.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Israeli military personnel in Gaza were instructed earlier Tuesday not to strike in the region without approval from top command or political leaders, but that gesture is unlikely to budge Hamas officials.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructed

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General manager Chris Getz spent the deadline rearranging deck chairs on a ship that, against all odds, is not sinking – and the betting market hasn’t quite caught up to the vibes.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Samantha Ness, a history teacher in Phoenix, said parents should focus on making sure children have basic supplies rather than getting caught up in trendy, decorative or expensive items.

— Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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