Definitions

fill

[fil] / fɪl /

NOUN

capacity

Synonyms

STRONG

enough filler padding plenty satiety stuffing sufficiency

WEAK

all one wants ample sufficient

Antonyms

WEAK

emptiness

VERB

to put in and occupy the whole of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block clog close cram crowd furnish lade load overflow pack permeate saturate store stuff supply swell top

STRONG

charge choke congest distend fulfill glut gorge heap impregnate inflate meet overspread pervade plug ram replenish sate satiate satisfy shoal stock stopper stretch

WEAK

blow up brim over bulge out jam-pack pack like sardines puff up pump up ram in take up top off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open release unblock unstop

STRONG

abstain compress contract deflate deplete deprive diet dissatisfy fail fast miss shrink use up waste

WEAK

drain empty exhaust spend take use void

VERB

execute, fulfill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hold name occupy

STRONG

answer assign discharge dispatch distribute elect engage fix meet officiate perform satisfy

WEAK

carry out take up

Antonyms

STRONG

cancel disconnect fail ignore keep

WEAK

deplete drain empty exhaust spend take use void

Example Sentences

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Fill the spaces left by any players who have moved on, and make sure everyone at the club pulls together.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“But I was talking to Ryan and I was like, ‘I don’t know if I should share this,’ but he was like, ‘You guys have such a great trust, you know. Fill him in.’

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Appeared in the January 7, 2026, print edition as 'Ford Is Struggling to Fill Six-Figure Mechanic Jobs'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Fill and soil are compacted onto the slab and topped with several layers of asphalt.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

Fill the cup again and pour it over her entire left hand.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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