Synonyms of filled in

filled in

verb

past tense of fill in

1

as in informed

to give information to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• told
• advised
• instructed
• caught up
• briefed
• taught
• acquainted
• educated
• enlightened
• kept (someone) posted
• versed
• let someone know
• disclosed (to)
• familiarized
• apprised
• cleared
• notified
• clued (in)
• announced (to)
• hipped
• wised (up)
• alerted
• advertised
• convinced
• reassured
• assured
• lectured
• certified
• warranted
• schooled
• tutored
• disenchanted
• disillusioned
• undeceived
• disabused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misled
• misinformed

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituted
• stood in
• stepped in
• covered
• took over
• spelled
• subbed
• pinch-hit
• doubled (as)
• relieved
• understudied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of filled in

Although currencies such as the Australian and Canadian dollars, the Swedish krona, and the Swiss franc have filled in some of the gap, each of these is too small to be consequential in global finance. — Gordon Liao, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2026

Texans running back Dare Ogunbowale filled in as a kicker in 2023, before the league changed its kickoff format. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

The damage was so bad, State Parks filled in about 900 feet of rock revetment to stabilize that portion of the parking lot in 2017. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

In the longer term, the generic industry — which represents most prescriptions filled in the United States — will continue pushing for an overhaul of the patent system brand-name drugmakers use to maintain exclusivity over their products. — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Hossein Amini did another draft and Watkins filled in to direct. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Fourteen sheriff’s office deputies flanked the courtroom and filled in the spaces between Collins’ family and the defendants’ parents while a clerk read the verdict aloud. — Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026

So there’s a hole somewhere in her, and that needs to be filled in a way. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

That strange acclimation extends to the human characters, whose emotional histories are gradually filled in. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026