Synonyms for fill in
fill in

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1. fill inverb

   Synonyms:
   fill out

2. fill inverb

   To fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed.

   After you're done laying the pipe, fill in the trench.

   Synonyms:
   fill out

3. fill inverb

   To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.

   If you know anything about this, maybe you can fill me in.

   Synonyms:
   fill out

4. fill inverb

   To substitute for somebody or something.

   He can't go on vacation very often because there is nobody to fill in for him.

   Synonyms:
   fill out

5. fill inverb

   To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.

   Synonyms:
   fill out

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1. stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-inverb

   someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

   "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

   Synonyms:
   backup man, rest period, second-stringer, stand-in, respite, support, accompaniment, ease, backup, rest, succour, allayer, assuagement, relief pitcher, musical accompaniment, rilievo, easing, replacement, reserve, easement, reliever, relief, alleviation, fill-in, succor, comforter, substitute, relievo, moderation, computer backup, ministration, sculptural relief, embossment, championship, backing, patronage, fireman

2. fill inverb

   supply with information on a specific topic

   "He filled me in on the latest developments"

   Synonyms:
   fill out, shade, stand in, complete, make out, sub, substitute

3. shade, fill inverb

   represent the effect of shade or shadow on

   Synonyms:
   shade off, shadow, fill out, shade, stand in, complete, make out, sub, substitute

4. substitute, sub, stand in, fill inverb

   be a substitute

   "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

   Synonyms:
   make out, sub, exchange, shade, fill out, step in, deputise, stand in, complete, replace, deputize, interchange, substitute

5. complete, fill out, fill in, make outverb

   write all the required information onto a form

   "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, distinguish, have intercourse, get it on, have a go at it, fatten, dispatch, come, complete, spot, love, be intimate, cut, nail, fat, know, get along, write out, make love, fill out, flesh out, fare, have sex, plump out, plump, sub, grapple, pick out, eff, eke out, round, deal, do it, manage, contend, finish, pad, round out, do, bonk, bed, stand in, fatten out, lie with, make out, discern, substitute, sleep together, recognize, jazz, sleep with, fatten up, bang, hump, screw, discharge, issue, recognise, have it away, cope, make do, get by, roll in the hay, neck, have it off, get laid, shade

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1. Rafay Baloch:

   A person who requires others to fill in happiness in their lives or solely depends on others to full-fill their needs is a sign of a weak person.

2. Harry Hartford:

   Our thought process was, 'Is there a niche that we can fill in the marketplace, and do we have the resources to fill that niche?'.

3. Ty Dillon:

   Ryan is an awesome talent in this sport and one heck of a race car driver, i'm not out to get Luke Lambert's job or any of these guys. I'm just here to fill in and do the job they have asked me to do.

4. Guy Dunenfeld:

   They have on a few occasions given us about a week's notice, including the sinkhole that wrecked the highway, but there is nothing we can do with the information other than to send teams out, fill in each new hole with dirt and fix the damage after it occurs.

5. Luis Buñuel:

   All my life I've been harassed by questions: Why is something this way and not another? How do you account for that? This rage to understand, to fill in the blanks, only makes life more banal. If we could only find the courage to leave our destiny to chance, to accept the fundamental mystery of our lives, then we might be closer to the sort of happiness that comes with innocence.