Definitions

stuff

[stuhf] / stʌf /

NOUN

personal belongings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

equipment gear goods junk substance things

STRONG

being effects impedimenta individual kit luggage objects paraphernalia possessions tackle trappings

NOUN

any thing, thought, substance, etc.

Synonyms

STRONG

jawn

WEAK

shit

NOUN

essence, substance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

matter meat

STRONG

bottom essentiality heart marrow nitty-gritty pith principle quintessence soul staple

WEAK

bottom line nuts and bolts virtuality

Antonyms

STRONG

exteriority outside

NOUN

fabric

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloth material

STRONG

textile

WEAK

raw material woven material

VERB

load with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cram fill pack pad shove squeeze stow wedge

STRONG

compress congest crowd force glut gobble gorge gormandize guzzle jam overfill overindulge overstuff push ram sate satiate wad

WEAK

choke up clog up fill to overflowing fill to the brim jam-pack

Antonyms

STRONGEST

use

STRONG

abstain deprive diet dissatisfy fast repress suppress

WEAK

unload unstuff

Example Sentences

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Stuff does pile up after centuries, and the Liechtenstein family was already roaming around the Austrian landscape 800 years ago with a better-than-average eye for tangible assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But one power play tax advisers are recommending: Stuff the accounts and convert them into Roth IRAs for long-term tax-free retirement savings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Stuff like that happens occasionally, and people have come up to us.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Stuff that we would’ve made fun of Paltrow for doing in the 2010s are now the latest trends that everyone wants a piece of.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

Stuff like what the next show is going to be.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

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