WADDING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

wadding 1 of 2

noun

ˈwä-diŋ

as in filling

soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed

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wadding

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verb

present participle of wad

as in rolling

to form into a round compact mass she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket took the paper off the straw and wadded it up

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Recent Examples of wadding

Noun

The star wore a Schiaparelli skirt set resembling rippling sand dunes through multiple layers of wadding and sandy shades. —

Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Lightweight knitwear, raw-edge brocades, stiff satin, dark sequins, 3D textural manipulations and exposed wadding will also feature in the collection. —

Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026 The cellulosic cattail fiber is spun into wadding with a 20 percent binder currently made from a biodegradable poly filament, as used to secure those fibers together. —

Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025 The wadding that created those poofy numbers is made of sustainable wool, for example. —

Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2023 The kit comes with everything your astronaut friend needs, except for engines and recovery wadding. —

Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021 Dummy bullets had been replaced with cardboard wadding, but a portion from one of the dummy bullets had broken off and remained in the gun. —

Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021 Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. —

CBS News, 23 Oct. 2021 However, even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. —

Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2021

Verb

The pieces are ultra-light, and eco-friendly, mixing recycled down and wadding padding. —

Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026

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Noun

In a major win for reuse, at the end of 2024 the Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance giving health departments, businesses, individuals and reuse service providers a clear path to switch to reusable containers for hot and cold food and beverages regardless of who does the filling.

— Kelley Dennings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Unlike the baked version many McDonald's fans have become familiar with over the years, the original recipe is known for its golden, crunchy exterior and warm cinnamon apple filling.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 June 2026