Synonyms of stuff

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noun

ˈstəf 

1

as in qualification

a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job

a guy who has the stuff it takes to be head of a major corporation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• qualification
• goods
• capability
• expertise
• ability
• talent
• credentials
• aptitude
• knack
• facility
• gift
• capacity
• competence
• flair
• mastery
• competency
• proficiency
• fitness
• know-how
• specialty
• speciality
• potentiality
• faculty
• endowment
• genius
• makings
• command
• forte
• strong suit
• long suit
• suitability
• mastership
• metier
• specialism
• suitableness
• métier

2

as in material

the basic elements from which something can be developed

reading, writing, and arithmetic—the stuff of an education

Synonyms & Similar Words

• material
• potential
• making
• substance
• potentiality
• timber
• raw material
• possibility
• metal
• matter

3

as in essence

the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

the real stuff of nobility of character isn't riches or a title, but honor and integrity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• essence
• substance
• nature
• soul
• being
• manifestation
• name of the game
• aspect
• core
• heart
• property
• quintessence
• feature
• quiddity
• spirit
• essentiality
• center
• attribute
• pith
• marrow
• incarnation
• keynote
• kernel
• seat
• gist
• personification
• alpha and omega
• embodiment
• epitome
• nub

4

as in things

transportable items that one owns

gather up your stuff so that we can get going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• belongings
• possession
• gear
• goods
• effects
• holdings
• personal property
• personal effects
• paraphernalia
• personalty
• chattels
• moveables
• plunder
• furnishings
• duds
• movables
• treasures
• valuables
• fixtures
• appointments
• property
• collateral
• tangibles
• estate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real estate
• immovables

5

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity

missed a great photo opportunity because all of my camera stuff was at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equipment
• gear
• material(s)
• kit
• apparatus
• hardware
• facilities
• materiel
• paraphernalia
• accouterments
• machinery
• accoutrements
• tackle
• tools
• matériel
• resources
• baggage
• instruments
• accessories
• fittings
• outfit
• belongings
• battery
• attachments
• appurtenances
• appliances
• apparel
• impedimenta
• trappings
• assets
• attire
• armory
• arsenal
• habiliments
• raiment
• armamentarium

stuff

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verb

1

as in to fill

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• plug
• seal
• block
• dam
• stop
• bung
• close (off)
• jam
• clog
• caulk
• congest
• occlude
• repack
• choke
• clot
• obstruct
• restuff
• chink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shovel
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)

2

as in to gorge

to fill with food to capacity

kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gorge
• glut
• fill
• surfeit
• feast
• cram
• sate
• gobble
• pig out
• guzzle
• gulp
• regale
• banquet
• gormandize
• cloy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diet
• fast

3

as in to cram

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cram
• squeeze
• load
• jam
• pack
• sandwich
• wedge
• crowd
• ram
• shoehorn
• fill
• heap
• crush
• jam-pack

4

as in to block

to prevent passage through by filling with something

I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• block
• obstruct
• jam
• fill
• stop (up)
• flood
• gum (up)
• dam
• clog
• plug (up)
• choke
• pack
• congest
• occlude
• clot
• cork
• fur
• silt
• bung
• gridlock
• overwhelm
• glut
• stopple
• stopper
• swamp
• spile
• inundate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• open (up)
• clear
• unplug
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)
• empty
• unblock
• unstop
• unclog
• lighten

5

as in to pack

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• load
• cram
• heap
• jam
• brim
• bulk
• refill
• charge
• jam-pack
• flood
• glut
• swamp
• shove
• bloat
• repack
• replenish
• reload
• crowd
• squash
• mat
• drench
• squeeze
• refresh
• ram
• overflow
• penetrate
• saturate
• press
• overcharge
• honeycomb
• crush
• overfill

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• clear
• void
• evacuate
• vacate
• eliminate
• drain
• draw (off)
• lighten
• exhaust
• clean
• bleed
• sweep
• deplete
• purge
• flush
• scour

Examples of stuff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

No, the game is not remotely designed for a flip to free-to-play given that the whole point was a bunch of free, earned stuff in exchange for the $40 price point, but right now that doesn’t matter. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

Make sure the flaky salt obsessive in your life never runs out by getting them this giant tub of the good stuff. —Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2024

Verb

One early version of long-read technology involved stuffing long DNA molecules through pores and watching for different voltage changes across the pore as different bases passed through it. —John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024

What’s stranger than a story about people stuffing ferrets down their pants? —Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing stuff

• hot stuff
• kid stuff