OVERFILLED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in overstuffed

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verb

past tense of overfill

as in overloaded

to fill or load to excess overfilled the wheelbarrow with bricks until finally no one could push it

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as in flooded

to flow over the brim or top of water overfilled the tub and poured onto the floor

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Recent Examples of overfilled

Adjective

Over time, unused clothes cause the space to become overfilled and a chaotic wreck. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 28 May 2026 Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026 Natural-looking, minimally invasive rejuvenation, without the overfilled look. — Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025

Verb

In June 2025, nearly 5,000 gallons of diesel were spilled from the Johns Hopkins University campus when a contractor overfilled emergency generators. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 June 2026 If your model uses a bag, make sure it is not overfilled. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 June 2026 When overfilled, food particles can be transferred from one dish to another while running. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Children are not cars whose gas tanks can simply be carelessly overfilled. — Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026 The facility had overfilled cooked steak improperly cooling in a five-inch depth pan in the walk-in cooler. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026 Alesia overfilled the pans, which means the muffins look atrocious. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026 Check the load to determine if the washer is overfilled, if the laundry is unevenly distributed, or if there are any heavy items on one side of the washer. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025 The Lincoln Oasis rest area on I-80/294 is often overfilled with demand for truck parking, and there’s a two-hour limit on spaces, Rozek said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfilled

Adjective

And for said team to take on a potent, overstuffed powerhouse, which these days means the Dodgers.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Gone are the days of wrestling an overstuffed suitcase—my compression packing cubes help maximize every inch of space and keep everything organized.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of overstuffed

Verb

Upon hearing the news, East Germans flooded to the wall’s checkpoints, demanding to cross.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
By nearly every measure, President Claudia Sheinbaum is taking the fight to the cartels that have flooded America’s streets for decades.

— Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of flooded

Adjective

One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
And Zermatt itself also has pockets of traditional charm, with streets lined with chalet after chalet and overflowing flower boxes.

— Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

Definition of overflowing

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Meanwhile, the war in Afghanistan spilled into Pakistan, where the United States carried out hundreds of drone strikes against militants attacking American troops across the border.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Many scientists believe the evidence suggests that the virus emerged naturally in bats, circulated to other species and spilled over to humans, spreading at a live animal market in Wuhan where the first human cases appeared in late 2019.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of spilled

Adjective

In the early days of the war, the jail became so overcrowded with Ukrainian prisoners that many inmates had to sleep in shifts, or even take turns standing up.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
That might mean choosing the reputable sushi restaurant, skipping the overcrowded hot tub, or washing her hands before eating.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcrowded

Verb

As populations age, healthcare systems become overburdened, and governments fail to sufficiently expand or change those systems, preventing preventable diseases is more vital than ever.

— Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026
The Legislature has repeatedly rejected stiffer criminal penalties for wayward operators and stymied efforts to let cities or counties pick up enforcement slack when state inspectors are overburdened.

— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026

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