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

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

That change has pushed the best operators to bring more of the logistics function in-house by making decisions such as which routes run, which carriers get which loads, and how exceptions get handled before a customer notices something went wrong. — Nishith Rastogi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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

Noun

The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Higher-voltage architecture reduces current loads, curbing heat buildup and boosting efficiency during sustained performance runs. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

But she’s grounded in truth and there’s loads of vulnerability there. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

The double-height ground floor space is the main star, which inspires cozy time together around a stone fireplace and loads of lovely light. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

Transparent rules are urgently needed to rank loads, protect essential services, and manage flexible demand responsibly. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

River levels are so low that commercial ships have had to reduce their loads by as much as 80% to avoid running aground. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Today, there are loads of fancier, stronger knots that have become common in fishing. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026