fraught

¹fraught

noun \ˈfrȯḵt\

Definition of FRAUGHT

chiefly Scottish

: load, cargo

Origin of FRAUGHT

Middle English, freight, load, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht

First Known Use: 14th century

²fraught

transitive verb

fraught·ed or fraughtfraught·ing

Definition of FRAUGHT

chiefly Scottish

: load, freight

Origin of FRAUGHT

Middle English fraughten, from ¹fraught

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with FRAUGHT

aught, bought, caught, dot, ghat, lotte, naught, ought, taut, thought, wrought

³fraught

adjective \ˈfrȯt\

Definition of FRAUGHT

1

archaic

a : laden

b : well supplied or provided

2

: full of or accompanied by something specified —used with with <a situation fraught with danger>

3

: causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy <a fraught relationship>

Examples of FRAUGHT

1. <every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories>
2. <had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement>

Origin of FRAUGHT

Middle English, from past participle of fraughten

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to FRAUGHT

Synonyms

abounding, abundant, awash, flush, rife, lousy, replete, swarming, teeming, thick, thronging

Antonyms

calming, comfortable, easy, peaceful, quiet, quieting, tranquil

Related Words

brimming, bulging, bursting, chock-full (or chockful), crammed, crowded, fat, filled, full, jammed, jam-packed, loaded, packed, saturated, stuffed; clogged, congested, overcrowded, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overladen, overloaded, overstuffed, surfeited; alive, animated, astir, bustling, busy, buzzing, humming, lively

Near Antonyms

bare, barren, blank, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void; depleted, drained, exhausted; deficient, incomplete, insufficient, short