Definitions

stuff

[stuhf] / stʌf /

NOUN

personal belongings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

equipment gear goods junk substance things

STRONG

being effects impedimenta individual kit luggage objects paraphernalia possessions tackle trappings

NOUN

any thing, thought, substance, etc.

Synonyms

STRONG

jawn

WEAK

shit

NOUN

essence, substance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

matter meat

STRONG

bottom essentiality heart marrow nitty-gritty pith principle quintessence soul staple

WEAK

bottom line nuts and bolts virtuality

Antonyms

STRONG

exteriority outside

NOUN

fabric

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloth material

STRONG

textile

WEAK

raw material woven material

VERB

load with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cram fill pack pad shove squeeze stow wedge

STRONG

compress congest crowd force glut gobble gorge gormandize guzzle jam overfill overindulge overstuff push ram sate satiate wad

WEAK

choke up clog up fill to overflowing fill to the brim jam-pack

Antonyms

STRONGEST

use

STRONG

abstain deprive diet dissatisfy fast repress suppress

WEAK

unload unstuff

Example Sentences

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Let’s get to the important stuff straight away: Who’s going to win the 2026 World Cup?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Little wonder there was a desire from Sir Keir to get on with doing big stuff before then, if at all possible.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It was “traumatizing, seeing that stuff on display for so long and then seeing it come down,” said James Ranger, a veteran hotel tour guide and Mission Inn Foundation docent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

AI companies have been working tirelessly to stuff generative and agentic AI into every nook and cranny of our online lives.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Avery and I have been in the same grade since kindergarten, and I always have extra stuff for her.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

stuff

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