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BACKFILLS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word backfills. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For BACKFILLS

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decreases
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

depletes
verbv
verb

• use up (resources or materials)

discharges
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

drains
verb, nounv, n
noun

• emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

• tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

• a pipe through which liquid is carried away

• a gradual depletion of energy or resources

verb

• flow off gradually

• deplete of resources

• empty of liquid; drain the liquid from

• make weak

empties
verbv
adjective

• holding or containing nothing

noun

• a container that has been emptied

adjective satellite

• devoid of significance or force

• needing nourishment

• emptied of emotion

verb

• make void or empty of contents

• become empty or void of its content

• leave behind empty; move out of

• remove the contents of a container

• excrete or discharge from the body

evacuates
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

excavates
verbv
verb

• recover through digging

• find by digging in the ground

• form by hollowing

• remove the inner part or the core of

exhausts
verbv
noun

• gases ejected from an engine as waste products

• system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

verb

• wear out completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• deplete

• use up the whole supply of

• eliminate (a substance)

removes
verbv
noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

Alternatives for DECREASES

Alternatives for DEPLETES

Alternatives for DISCHARGES

Alternatives for DRAINS

Alternatives for EMPTIES

Alternatives for EVACUATES

Alternatives for EXCAVATES

Alternatives for EXHAUSTS

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