REFILL Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of refill

as in supply

a second or later filling of something The restaurant advertised free refills of soda. prescription refills

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verb

as in to replenish

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Recent Examples of refill

Noun

Free water stations throughout the grounds allow for plastic-bottle refill. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 With no single plastics in sight, drinking water aboard Charcot is produced onboard and bottled in glass; guests receive stainless steel flasks for refills. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Missile inventories cannot refill instantly because the underlying network was never built for sudden, sustained high-volume demand. — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The need to refill inventories and build up stronger strategic reserves of oil may also boost demand. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refill

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Noun

The last of Lila and Amisha’s henchmen has fled with the remaining supply of poison aerosol, intending to detonate it, on Amisha’s orders, at a nightclub.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
This could be because Tokyo has been replacing oil imports from the Middle East with American supplies, but paying a premium for them, Marcel Theliant, head of Asia-Pacific at Capital Economics, wrote in a note after the data release.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of supply

Verb

However, recent rainfall across Southern California has replenished our waterways just enough to bring back a little of their spring and early summer glamour.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The funding is intended to help departments replenish resources used during the fire, including servicing trucks and covering fuel costs.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of replenish

Noun

Ki picked the 145-pound featherweight class because of its relative depth, and Chou said getting 32 fighters into a bracket requires a deeper pool, perhaps 50 fighters, to have alternates.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
In the back, there’s a 38-foot-long heated saltwater pool and a cabana with a full kitchen.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pool

Verb

Oregon and Ohio State fans expect their programs to reload because rebuilding is something other schools do.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Crews can reload its launch tubes after firing, allowing the same hardware to support multiple training events.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of reload

Noun

Today the stock still trades roughly 75% below its IPO price.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The outreach was initiated because Saudi Arabia’s main ally and arms supplier, the United States, has seen its own stock of interceptors dwindle over the course of a six-month war with Iran, one official said.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of stock

Verb

What better way to feel refreshed than by singing and dancing to your favorite songs?

— Rudi Greenberg, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
The Home Depot Patio Furniture Labor Day Sales If your patio furniture got plenty of love this summer, take The Home Depot’s end-of-season sale as a prime opportunity to refresh ahead of next year.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of refresh

Verb

Of the 21 players invited, 14 will repack their bags and participate in the U-19 Men’s Continental Championship in Burnaby, British Columbia.

— Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Whatnot — a site for sports cards that often hosts box breaks or repack breaks — is being accused of violating the RICO act.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of repack

Verb

Just before the show began, Williams loaded up her pre-show playlist with six songs that speak to this musical conversation.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Mariners reliever Carlos Vargas (1-0) struck out Josh Lowe and Christian Moore — each on three pitches — with the bases loaded to end the bottom of the fifth, and Seattle pushed the lead to 7-2 on RBI singles by Canzone and Raleigh in the sixth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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