Synonyms of overfilled

overfilled 1 of 2

adjective

as in overstuffed

Related Words

• overstuffed
• overflowing
• overfull
• overloaded
• overcrowded
• overladen
• filled
• bursting
• crammed
• crowded
• brimming
• packed
• stuffed
• jammed
• brimful
• loaded
• chock-full
• chockablock
• full
• jam-packed
• fat
• teeming
• rife
• fraught
• swarming
• replete
• flush
• abounding

Dissimilar Words

• empty
• vacant
• void
• devoid
• blank
• inadequate
• insufficient
• bare
• incomplete
• short
• stark
• deficient
• wanting
• shy
• drained
• depleted
• exhausted
• shortish

overfilled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of overfill

1

as in overloaded

to fill or load to excess

overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overloaded
• loaded
• overburdened
• stuffed
• overcharged
• burdened
• charged
• weighted
• saddled
• encumbered
• weighed down
• ladened
• lumbered
• laded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unloaded
• lightened
• unburdened

2

as in flooded

to flow over the brim or top of

water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooded
• spilled
• overflowed
• flushed
• engulfed
• submerged
• poured
• flowed
• overwhelmed
• inundated
• ran over
• drowned
• swamped
• washed (over)
• deluged
• gushed
• streamed
• welled (up)
• boiled over
• sluiced
• spurted
• cascaded
• spouted
• submersed
• sloshed
• brimmed
• slopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overfilled

Adjective

Over time, unused clothes cause the space to become overfilled and a chaotic wreck. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 28 May 2026

Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026

Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look. — Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025

Verb

In June 2025, nearly 5,000 gallons of diesel were spilled from the Johns Hopkins University campus when a contractor overfilled emergency generators. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 June 2026

If your model uses a bag, make sure it is not overfilled. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 June 2026

When overfilled, food particles can be transferred from one dish to another while running. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Children are not cars whose gas tanks can simply be carelessly overfilled. — Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026

The facility had overfilled cooked steak improperly cooling in a five-inch depth pan in the walk-in cooler. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026

Alesia overfilled the pans, which means the muffins look atrocious. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026

Check the load to determine if the washer is overfilled, if the laundry is unevenly distributed, or if there are any heavy items on one side of the washer. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025

The Lincoln Oasis rest area on I-80/294 is often overfilled with demand for truck parking, and there’s a two-hour limit on spaces, Rozek said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025