OVERFILLING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in filling

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verb

present participle of overfill

as in overloading

to fill or load to excess overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it

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as in spilling

to flow over the brim or top of water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor

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receding

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On the other hand, overfilling the drum can strain the motor and reduce cleaning efficiency. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026 Some fails stem from people overfilling the molds. — Lisa Gutierrez april 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026 To reduce ice crystal formation and freezer burn, use airtight packaging and avoid overfilling the freezer so air can circulate properly. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026 As for the after-show, the highlight (other than Jawan overfilling his champagne glass) had to be Jeff listing all the idols and advantages that were played incorrectly or unnecessarily. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025 Grill them about the perils of overfilling the spool. — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

Automation could help at the margins — routing requests, pre-filling forms, or suggesting knowledge-base articles — but the core work still had to be done by people.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Definition of filling

Verb

The wool balls work best with small to medium loads, which is a better way to dry your clothing anyway, as overloading the dryer leads to excessive friction which reduces the softness of materials and creates wrinkles.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 9 Nov. 2026
Use a high-spin cycle in the washer, shake out items before drying, and avoid overloading the dryer to reduce drying time.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of overloading

Verb

Police said a truck tractor carrying grease overturned, spilling onto the roadway.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
For a robot learning to make coffee, those recordings could show how someone grips a cup, positions it beneath a grinder and moves it without spilling.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of spilling

Verb

As with Starship Flight 14, SpaceX is loading Flight 15 with 26 operational Starlink V3 internet satellites.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Prior to the new regulations going into effect, CBS Pittsburgh talked to one skill game distributor that was loading games onto a truck to be sent out of state.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of loading

Verb

Early Monday morning, the Gila River crested more than 2 feet higher than the level capable of flooding several homes and businesses on the north sides of Solomon, Safford and Thatcher, Arizona, according to the National Weather Service.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Benally said his parents, both in their 60s, have lived in the area all their lives and have never seen flooding this severe.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of flooding

Verb

Northeast Kansas City residents have expressed concerns about lack of community feedback and concentrating homeless services in certain areas, potentially overburdening a few neighborhoods rather than spreading services out more throughout the city.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Such a structure ensures that benefits are targeted where they are most needed without overburdening the government’s budget.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of overburdening

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After word of his death surfaced, the internet, not surprisingly, was filled with thousands of tributes of admiration and overflowing love for the Yorkshire man.

— Gates McFadden, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Plenty of other artists have garages overflowing with customs, invite-only supercars, and other unobtainium, though, and most of those collections likely never turn a wheel, let alone do useful work.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026

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