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

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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

Intelligent power switches can monitor electrical flow while controlling loads more efficiently. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 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

The duo then wheels the mower down the walkway and loads it onto their trailer before taking off. — James Taylor, CBS News, 18 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

Beginning June 24, three certificates that cryptographically verify that each piece of firmware and software that loads during system boot will expire. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026

This is the information that loads the dice for our simulations. — Achim Zeileis, Fortune, 12 June 2026

Noun

Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Joint mechanoreceptors monitor structural loads continuously. — New Atlas, 2 July 2026

Asia remains the major demand engine, driven by economic growth, coal-to-gas switching in power generation, rising industrial needs, and the massive new power loads from data centers and AI infrastructure. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Fredericson said the activity pushes the body into the cardio sweet spot of roughly 60 to 70 percent of max heart rate, and noted that research shows carrying heavy loads over complex terrain elevates cardiorespiratory demand. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026

This leads to higher fungal loads. — Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026

As expected, there’s loads of beauty on sale. — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 24 June 2026