Synonyms for
Stuffing
Definition
a mixture of seasoned ingredients, typically including bread crumbs, used to fill a turkey, chicken, or other food before cooking
Synonyms & similar words
gormandise
dressing
unstuff
stuff
satiate
overindulge
binge
gourmandize
ingurgitate
thrust
gormandize
lug
pigout
scarfout
chokeup
gorge
glut
engorge
englut
overgorge
farce
squeeze
block
shove
overeat
dressing
filling
forcemeat
farce
padding
cramming
plugging
packing
cram
junket
puff
saturate
suffuse
thrust
wadding
interlining
lining
pack
ram
squeeze
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- stuffing the turkey
- packing material
- stuffing box
- stuffing the ballot
- stuffing the cushions
- stuffing the ears
Word family
Usage note
As a noun, 'stuffing' can refer to the material used to fill something (like a cushion or a turkey) or to the act of filling. It can also informally refer to miscellaneous items or clutter.
Example sentences
- I made the stuffing for the turkey myself.
- My mom's stuffing recipe is the best.
- I can't wait to eat the turkey and stuffing on Thanksgiving.
- I don't like when there's too much sage in the stuffing.
- The stuffing was dry because it was overcooked.
Quotes
"I prefer stuffing to turkey any day." - Sarah Dessen
"The best part of Thanksgiving is the stuffing." - Jim Gaffigan
"I hate turkeys. If you go to the grocery store, you start to get mad at turkeys. You see turkey ham, turkey bologna, turkey pastrami. Somebody just needs to tell the turkeys, 'Man, just be yourselves.'" - Mitch Hedberg