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filling

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of filling

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

the filling for the parka is goose down

Synonyms of filling

fill, filler, padding, stuffing, wadding

Words Related to filling

packing

interlining, lining, quilting

buffer, bumper, cushion, fender, pad

filling

verb , present participle of fill

Synonyms and Antonyms of filling

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

fill the basket with apples

Synonyms of filling

brimming, charging, cramming, heaping, jamming, jam-packing, loading, packing, stuffing

Words Related to filling

drenching, flooding, glutting, swamping

bloating, bulking

crowding, crushing, matting, pressing, ramming, shoving, squashing, squeezing

refilling, refreshing, reloading, repacking, replenishing

overcharging, overfilling, overflowing, saturating

honeycombing, penetrating

Near Antonyms of filling

lightening

depleting, draining, eliminating, exhausting

bleeding, drawing (off)

cleaning, flushing, purging, scouring, sweeping

Antonyms of filling

clearing, emptying, evacuating, vacating, voiding

2 to close up so that no empty spaces remain

before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty

Synonyms of filling

blocking, bunging, damming, packing, plugging, stopping, stuffing

Words Related to filling

choking, clogging, closing (off), clotting, congesting, jamming, obstructing, occluding

caulking (or calking), chinking, sealing

repacking, restuffing

Near Antonyms of filling

excavating, hollowing (out), scooping (out), shoveling (or shovelling)

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 filling

answering, completing, complying (with), fulfilling, keeping, meeting, redeeming, satisfying

Words Related to filling

concluding, consummating, finalizing, finishing, perfecting

accomplishing, achieving, bringing about, bringing off, carrying out, effecting

committing, compassing, discharging, executing, following through (with), making, performing

Phrases Synonymous with filling

abiding by, making good (or making good on)

Near Antonyms of filling

defaulting (on)

disregarding, forgetting, ignoring, neglecting, overlooking, overpassing, passing over, slighting

Antonyms of filling

breaching, breaking, transgressing, violating

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