fill Synonyms
Another word for fill
• verb (Context 1)
To cause a space, container, or receptacle to become full or almost full; or to become full.
"Please fill up the pitcher with cold water before setting it on the dining table."
• verb (Context 2)
To pervade someone or a place with a strong emotion, sensation, or quality ( such as light, sound, or scent).
"The warm aroma of freshly baked bread began to pervade the entire kitchen."
• verb (Context 3)
To block up or plug an opening, hole, or tooth cavity with a substance.
"The carpenter used wood putty to plug the small cracks along the doorframe."
• verb (Context 4)
To appoint a person to hold a vacant position, or to occupy and perform the duties of a role or office.
"The university is currently interviewing candidates to occupy the vacant professorship."
• verb (Context 5)
To supply the items called for in an order, commercial request, or medical prescription.
"The pharmacist was able to fulfill the prescription in less than fifteen minutes."
• noun (Context 6)
An amount of something that is as much as one wants, needs, or can bear.
"After eating their enough of fresh berries, the hikers rested in the shade."
• noun (Context 7)
Earth, gravel, or other material used to build up the level of an area of ground or to occupy a cavity.
"The construction crew brought in several truckloads of clean backfill to level the foundation site."
• noun (Context 8)
A short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic improvisation played between the phrases of a melody.
"The drummer played an energetic riff to transition into the final chorus."
Opposites of fill
The opposite of fill shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: