unfill

Reverse a filling

To unfill is to empty something that was previously filled—removing contents rather than adding them.

The word is uncommon but transparent: She unfilled the suitcase after the trip was canceled.

In computing, unfill sometimes describes removing data from form fields or reverting a filled selection.

emptying

evacuate

Leave due to danger

siphon · decant · purge · clear · unload · discharge · pump out · vacuum · deplete · spill

reversal

undo

Reverse a prior action

take back · withdraw · retract · negate · cancel · unpack · unload

incompleteness

gap

Unfilled space between

deficit · insufficiency · shortage · lack · absence · omission · partial · unfinished · incomplete · missing

depletion

exhaustion

State of utter depletion

degradation · exploitation · erosion · overuse · wastage · overconsumption · diminishment · reduction · draining · using up

Opposites
container state change

unfillfill

Make something full

fill up · top off · refill · replenish · load

Family

unfilled, unfiled, unfillable, unfiling, unfills, unfilling

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