1. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] make full, also in a metaphorical sense.
Synonyms
- tincture
- farce
- lubricate
- alter
- complete
- saturate
- overload
- make full
- clutter up
- infuse
- load up
- electrify
- refill
- deluge
- change
- flood
- clutter
- inundate
- pack
- brim
- overfill
- impregnate
- instill
- prime
- replenish
- lube
- clog
- top off
- lade
- ink
- fill again
- pad
- swamp
- load
- populate
- charge
- laden
- modify
- line
- bolster
- surcharge
- heap
- fill up
Antonyms
- unclutter
- sensitise
- destabilise
- sensitize
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Fill
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- jabril
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- distill
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- tamil
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Example sentences of the word fill
1. Verb, base form
Visitors are welcome to bring an empty water bottle to fill from the circa-1779 holy spring on the property.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
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Quotes containing the word fill
1. The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully.
- Henry Rollins
2. If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.
- Charles Caleb Colton
3. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
- Steve Jobs
2. fill-in
noun. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).
Synonyms
- backup man
- double
- locum tenens
- peer
- match
- stand-in
- reliever
- alternate
- surrogate
- substitute
- stunt woman
- stunt man
- compeer
- equal
- relief
- locum
- replacement
Antonyms
- single
- malfunction
- straighten
- unequivocal
3. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] become full.
Synonyms
- change state
- turn
- flood
- fill up
- rack up
Antonyms
- dissimilate
- increase
- demilitarize
- dehydrogenate
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] occupy the whole of.
Synonyms
- be
- crowd
- occupy
Antonyms
- dry
- cool
- demythologize
- discharge
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] assume, as of positions or roles.
Synonyms
- strike
- occupy
- do work
- assume
- work
- take
Antonyms
- naturalize
- brighten
- occidentalize
- inactivate
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. fill
noun. ['ˈfɪl'] a quantity sufficient to satisfy.
Synonyms
- enough
Antonyms
- conductor
- unclog
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] fill or meet a want or need.
Synonyms
- satisfy
- feed upon
- quell
- cater
- provide
- allay
- quench
- meet
- ply
- feed on
- fulfill
- supply
- assuage
- appease
- slake
- stay
- fulfil
Antonyms
- transitivize
- decontaminate
- clean
- unstring
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] appoint someone to (a position or a job).
Synonyms
- employ
- hire
Antonyms
- accelerate
- tune
- denazify
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] eat until one is sated.
Synonyms
- fill up
Antonyms
- heat
- discolor
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. fill
verb. ['ˈfɪl'] plug with a substance.
Synonyms
- furbish up
- fix
- doctor
- mend
- touch on
- repair
- close
- bushel
- fill up
Antonyms
- destabilize
- enable
- loosen
- depersonalize
Etymology
- fillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fyllu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))