Synonyms of loads

loads 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of load

1

as in burdens

to place a weight or burden on

students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burdens
• fills
• packs
• weights
• saddles
• weighs
• stacks
• piles
• encumbers
• freights
• ladens
• lumbers
• heaps
• lades
• clutters
• clogs
• mounds
• hampers
• overloads
• taxes
• handicaps
• overtaxes
• surcharges
• afflicts
• overburdens
• presses
• oppresses
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unloads
• discharges
• unburdens
• relieves
• lightens
• alleviates
• eases
• unlades
• disencumbers
• disburdens

2

as in fills

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fills
• packs
• stuffs
• heaps
• crams
• jams
• brims
• floods
• refills
• charges
• jam-packs
• reloads
• gluts
• bulks
• drenches
• bloats
• swamps
• shoves
• replenishes
• squashes
• squeezes
• refreshes
• crowds
• rams
• saturates
• mats
• penetrates
• overflows
• repacks
• presses
• crushes
• overfills
• overcharges
• honeycombs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empties
• clears
• eliminates
• voids
• drains
• lightens
• exhausts
• vacates
• draws (off)
• depletes
• evacuates
• bleeds
• cleans
• sweeps
• flushes
• purges
• scours

loads

2 of 2

noun

plural of load

as in ton

a considerable amount

there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ton
• plenty
• dozen
• slew
• bunch
• lot
• pile
• wealth
• chunk
• quantity
• deal
• abundance
• raft
• stack
• bundle
• hundred
• truckload
• gobs
• myriad
• boatload
• heap
• reams
• all kinds (of)
• carload
• oodles
• bucket
• volume
• pack
• fistful
• scads
• multiplicity
• mountain
• quite a bit
• thousands
• mass
• yard
• bushel
• shipload
• profusion
• lashings
• wad
• sheaf
• plenitude
• store
• peck
• much
• good deal
• barrel
• spate
• basketful
• mess
• pot
• plateful
• passel
• plentitude
• sight
• surplus
• potful
• flood
• score
• excess
• multitude
• plethora
• surfeit
• overabundance
• rash
• host
• plague
• sea
• superabundance
• bevy
• overflow
• deluge
• oversupply
• million
• bonanza
• redundancy
• swarm
• embarrassment
• epidemic
• crowd
• horde
• overage
• superfluity
• flock
• overkill
• army
• crush
• zillion
• cram
• throng
• press
• drove
• legion
• gazillion
• herd
• overmuch
• mob
• jillion
• kazillion
• trillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• handful
• bit
• sprinkling
• taste
• grain
• strain
• touch
• peanuts
• spot
• hint
• pinch
• shade
• trace
• sprinkle
• suspicion
• ounce
• dram
• mouthful
• ray
• scrap
• pittance
• shadow
• glimmer
• fragment
• modicum
• lick
• ace
• shred
• mite
• molecule
• particle
• nip
• smattering
• speck
• whit
• dab
• streak
• tad
• atom
• granule
• dot
• mote
• jot
• little
• drop
• section
• scruple
• portion
• smidgen
• iota
• tittle
• crumb
• scintilla
• dash
• shot
• piece
• shortage
• lack
• driblet
• morsel
• absence
• fleck
• scarcity
• flyspeck
• paucity
• poverty
• smatter
• nubbin
• deficiency
• dearth
• want
• deficit
• famine
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• undersupply
• scarceness
• scantiness
• scantness
• skimpiness
• meagerness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loads

Verb

The servicer knows where to attach, what loads the hook can bear and what its cameras can use as landmarks. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

The robot also loads a plate into a dishwasher and adjusts a hospital-style bed. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

The same lending that puts a family at risk of losing their home also loads risk into the financial system. — Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026

Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The app decrypts the file and loads it into the appropriate editing program. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

Heck, maybe Hiller loads up one line and plays Zuccarello, Matthews, and Nylander together. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 23 June 2026

No sauce makes for easier eating, but this spice rub still loads on the flavor. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

This 16-liter Nano loads from the top and has a drawstring closure with a protective flap to shield its contents from the weather. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

Noun

Why the farmer’s walk works Walking with heavy loads recruits nearly every major muscle group, with particular activation in the core and lower body. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Flaxseeds From lowering cholesterol to lowering the risk of certain diseases, flaxseeds come with loads of health benefits. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026

Joe Bowring, the independent monitor of the PJM market, has warned that capacity prices could stay high and argues that large loads like data centers should bring their own generation, rather than lean on infrastructure the rest of us pay for. — Melody Birmingham, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Pre-loads have been topping the Switch 2 eShop download charts for days without a single copy being playable. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

In addition to the discrepancy between the two ad loads, the Fox and Telemundo measurements are at odds, as the English-language figures include pre-match coverage, while Telemundo’s reports are match-only averages. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

In the second half of the season, let’s see if teams continue to put stock in winning every game or shift toward managing players’ loads before the postseason. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Transformers require specialized vehicles and heavy-duty trailers capable of carrying oversized loads. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Flawless routines and loads of amenities were once seen as the ultimate pillars of hospitality. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026