FILLING IN Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

filling in

verb

present participle of fill in

as in informing

to give information to my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed

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as in standing in

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation

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Recent Examples of filling in LaNeve, who is filling in as the Army’s top uniformed officer, recently ordered the battalion to refocus on its core mission of being an airborne infantry unit. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Jelly Roll shared his thoughts on Dolly Parton while filling in as guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Is Barron capable of filling in if Patrick Surtain II or Moss miss time, which has happened each of the last two seasons? — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026 The comedian, who is filling in for vacationing host Jimmy Kimmel, reflected back on her stint from 1996-2002 on her own talk show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, in her first monologue of the week. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 I'mPhaedra Trethan, grateful to Rebecca Morin and Natalie Neysa Alund for filling in during my week off. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 After practice, pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier — filling in with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy away from the team — said the plays were designed to emphasize the strengths of the team’s new personnel. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 Charlie Heck, who has been filling in for Austin Jackson as Miami’s starting right tackle, had a respectable day Tuesday. — Omar Kelly august 4, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 The announcement builds on plans first revealed at the network's Upfronts in May, filling in details on nominees and a broader festival concept reshaping the franchise. — Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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The brand’s alignment with quiet luxury is also informing how Gieves & Hawkes expands into new categories.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Any business, town or development group needs this data informing their decisions.

— Twila Moon, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of informing

Verb

One afternoon, a man wearing a purple kurta was standing in line outside the shop.

— Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
That frees the company up to try to build new monopolies in AI, and the current DOJ doesn’t seem very interested in standing in the way of Big Tech.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of standing in

Verb

Those are police officers and people up high at CPD, literally calling me, meeting with us, telling us that morale’s at an all-time low.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Dawadi ordered those already there to leave and called bus drivers, telling them to only stop at safer places.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

His family, including Riley, helped to fill the void, advising them on how best to bring the five bodies of work into dialogue.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Range Founding Partner Jack Whigham is advising on the Paramount deal and will serve in an advisory and producing role on various projects.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of advising

Verb

Whenever either of them is absent, Estevao is very capable of stepping in.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Now, the Gates Foundation is stepping in to help fund scientific research through an historic $540 million gift to The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent research organization at the University of Washington.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of stepping in

Verb

Interviewing Danny DeVito is like catching up with your grandpa — if your grandpa was one of the most beloved and decorated actors of the last 50 years.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Fundamentals are catching up with price, this is a textbook example of a Best Stocks constituent.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of catching up

Verb

Maximalist Garden Design Similar to interior design, the Rococo aesthetic, with its ornate and romantic details, is taking over garden design.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026
Mladic first led a Serb insurgency in Croatia before taking over the Bosnian Serb army that was backed by Serbia and then-President Slobodan Milosevic, who also died in the custody of the Hague court in 2006 while on trial for genocide.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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