as in unloading
to empty or rid of cargo
the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of off-loading
Off-loading tasks such as writing code might result in cognitive atrophy over the long term, and that is problematic in itself, but off-loading ethical decisions will result in an atrophy of moral reasoning, which is worse.
—
Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
The canister was still wedged in my crotch, off-loading its contents like a homemade Roman candle.
—
Charlie Sheen,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
The canister was still wedged in my crotch, off-loading its contents like a homemade Roman candle.
—
Charlie Sheen,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-loading
unloading
Verb
-
There's the Battle of the Gullet in the premiere, and then everything that comes next — from Rhaenyra unloading her grief before the corpse of her eldest son to her taking the Iron Throne at King's Landing to become Westeros' new queen.
-
Al Bello / Getty Images Public records show that New York City issued a permit for loading and unloading theatrical materials at MSG from June 29 to July 4.
Cite this Entry
“Off-loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-loading. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
