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BACKFILLING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word backfilling. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For BACKFILLING

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clearing
nounn
noun

• a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

• the act of freeing from suspicion

• the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

draining
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a debilitating effect

emptying
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of removing the contents of something

exhausting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a debilitating effect

• producing exhaustion

depleting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• use up (resources or materials)

discharging
verbv
noun

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

verb

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

evacuating
verbv
verb

• move out of an unsafe location into safety

• remove content from

• move people from their homes or country

• create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)

• excrete or discharge from the body

excavating
verb, nounv, n
verb

• recover through digging

• find by digging in the ground

• form by hollowing

• remove the inner part or the core of

unearthing
verb, nounv, n
verb

• discover by investigation

• recover through digging

vacating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• leave behind empty; move out of

• cancel officially

Alternatives for CLEARING

Alternatives for DRAINING

Alternatives for EMPTYING

Alternatives for EXHAUSTING

Alternatives for DEPLETING

Alternatives for DISCHARGING

Alternatives for EVACUATING

Alternatives for EXCAVATING

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