FREIGHTS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

freights 1 of 2

noun

plural of freight

as in cargoes

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer

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as in prices

the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?

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freights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of freight

as in loads

to place a weight or burden on it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane

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Noun

Tankers are waiting up to 30 days to load crude oil cargoes from Venezuela due to challenges with aging infrastructure and power outages that impacted its ports, the analyst said.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Expedia has found that prices this fall in its top 10 US destinations, including New York, Miami and New Orleans, are higher than this summer, with lodging costs up an average of 20% and flight prices 2% higher.

— Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of prices

Verb

If a page loads its content dynamically or sits behind a login, a standard retrieval step never sees it.

— Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Turnover and the shelter’s euthanasia rates were trending down; officers’ shifts were shorter and case loads smaller.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

The new system allows the drone to release supplies while hovering, drop payloads during forward flight, or land and unload cargo autonomously, eliminating the need for personnel or dedicated equipment at the receiving site.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Technological advances have already made drones cheaply and readily available for purchase, with longer ranges, higher payloads, and an improved ability to evade electronic warfare.

— Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of payloads

Noun

Governments need to treat volatility as a risk alongside currency fluctuations, interest rates, and credit costs.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
All across Arkansas, workers in health care, logistics, manufacturing, and education are organizing to confront rising living costs and demand fair compensation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of costs

Verb

This adds unstated punishment, fragments medical care, limits programming, and burdens federal agencies with unnecessary logistics.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In a decision written by Judge Barbara Milano Keenan, the 4th Circuit panel ruled that the houses of worship showed that the Department of Homeland Security's policy substantially burdens the free exercise of their religion.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of burdens

Noun

Washington has recently toyed with price controls on credit cards through interest-rate caps and restrictions on late fees, as if credit can be made cheaper by government order.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Foreign currency account with preferential exchange rates and no conversion fees.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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