OVERFILL Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

overfill

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈfil

Definition of overfill

as in to overload

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

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as in to spill

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

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recede

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Recent Examples of overfill Especially today, when spaces can easily feel overfilled, being intentional about what isn’t there can be just as important as what is. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 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 Over time, unused clothes cause the space to become overfilled and a chaotic wreck. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overfill

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfill

Verb

The network immediately got overloaded because there was a surge of customer demand that took four years to truly resolve.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
The 40-foot homemade boat was overloaded with 64 people, who panicked and jumped overboard after De La Rosa began stabbing people, a Homeland Security Investigations criminal complaint states.

— David Goodhue October 12, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of overload

Verb

That, in turn, could spill over into broader financial markets, and areas such as banks' prime brokerage businesses, according to the IMF.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Torrential rain has pushed all three waterways higher for days, spilling them over their banks in northeastern Argentina, southern Paraguay and western Uruguay.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of spill

Verb

Later in the inning, Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia walked in the tying run (credited to starter Tyler Glasnow for having initially loaded the bases).

— Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Storyteller experiments with some next-generation convertible furniture designs to make the new van even more versatile and better equipped for loading up gear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of load

Verb

Northeast Kansas City residents have expressed concerns about lack of community feedback and concentrating homeless services in certain areas, potentially overburdening a few neighborhoods rather than spreading services out more throughout the city.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Even when Murray is available — which was almost every game last year — Adelman’s goal is not to overburden the star guard.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of overburden

Verb

To make way for what will be the third reservoir to serve the canal, an area of more than 11,000 acres that is currently home to schools, churches, farms and cemeteries will have to be flooded and at least 1,600 residents re-homed.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
In the post-George Floyd era, some young adults have been reluctant to become police officers compared to the days when departments were flooded with applications from eager jobseekers.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of flood

Verb

So why do smart, successful business owners, people who would never let a supplier overcharge them by a single dollar on materials, keep writing checks to marketing that doesn’t work?

— Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The investigation centered on $10 million connected to a $67 million settlement with Centene Corporation over allegations the company overcharged Florida's Medicaid program.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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