LOADING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈlō-diŋ

as in load

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit

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verb

present participle of load

as in filling

to place a weight or burden on students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

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as in packing

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat

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Recent Examples of loading

Noun

Participants are guided through the building's water and HVAC systems along with parking garages and loading docks that are said to be in need of repair. —

ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Participants are guided through the building’s water and HVAC systems, as well as the parking garages and loading docks that are said to need repairs. —

Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

Verb

Gutierrez Reed was convicted of loading a live round into a revolver, which Baldwin fired, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. —

Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Below in the courtyard where the big choppers had been loading, the headlights from the cars and trucks surrounding the parking lot were still on to light the way for the choppers. —

Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loading

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Noun

For out-of-state students like GSU sophomore Solei Green, the 3% increase adds to an already heavy financial load.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
As trucks roared up the landfill and dumped fresh loads of trash, adults and children alike rushed forward, gathering beneath cascading avalanches of waste to grab anything of value.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026