Guide 178 / 200 5 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “fill”
Five verbs for different kinds of filling.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
"Fill" is plain. "Complete" is for forms; "populate" is for fields and tables; "supply" is for inputs; "replenish" is to top back up; "load" is technical.
ii · The swaps5 ways
- 01Complete neutral
finish filling in
Complete the intake form before Friday.
- 02Populate neutral
fill fields with data
Populate the customer record from the source.
- 03Supply neutral
provide what is needed
Supply the missing receipts to finance.
- 04Replenish neutral
top back up
Replenish the pipeline after the big quarter.
- 05Load neutral
technical ingest
Load the archive into the warm tier.