OFF-LOADED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

off-loaded

verb

past tense of off-load

as in unloaded

to empty or rid of cargo the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks

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Although the crew unloaded about half of the cargo, a crack in the hull ultimately caused the ship to sink, leaving thousands of tonnes of explosives on the seabed.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
After shootings like these, calls for gun owners to keep their guns locked, unloaded and separate from ammunition are common.

— Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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