Synonyms of overloaded

overloaded 1 of 2

adjective

as in overcrowded

Related Words

• overcrowded
• overfilled
• overstuffed
• overflowing
• overladen
• overfull
• crowded
• filled
• bursting
• crammed
• jammed
• packed
• loaded
• stuffed
• brimming
• chock-full
• brimful
• chockablock
• jam-packed
• fraught
• full
• teeming
• swarming
• fat
• rife
• replete
• abounding
• flush

Dissimilar Words

• empty
• inadequate
• devoid
• insufficient
• blank
• void
• vacant
• bare
• incomplete
• short
• deficient
• stark
• wanting
• depleted
• shy
• drained
• exhausted
• shortish

overloaded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of overload

as in overburdened

to fill or load to excess

try not to overload your backpack, or you could end up with back problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overburdened
• loaded
• stuffed
• overcharged
• overfilled
• burdened
• charged
• weighted
• saddled
• encumbered
• weighed down
• ladened
• lumbered
• laded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unloaded
• lightened
• unburdened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overloaded

Adjective

Tragedy near Puerto Rico The interception from Haiti comes just over a week after an overloaded boat capsized off a small islet between Hispaniola, the island Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico with 62 people on board. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

If a process works perfectly only as long as one particular manager is available, what happens when that person takes time off, changes roles or becomes overloaded? — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Six weeks later, the production picked up the sequence at Ciudad de la Luz, shooting the overloaded vessel capsizing at sea. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

But an overloaded dryer can’t do that, and regular overloading will actually knock the sensors out of commission entirely. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

An overloaded machine won’t provide enough agitation to clean the towels’ fibers properly, Sutherland explains. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026

The overloaded model could centralize expertise, but at the cost of quality and sustainability. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Eighteen children were among the nearly 70 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe this week, police said Saturday after rescuers recovered more bodies. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Emergency patients may wait for inpatient beds, nurses become overloaded and surgeries are delayed. — Eugene Litvak, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

In late September, a similar vessel that was also overloaded capsized in the Mona Passage, killing three people. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

As astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin neared the moon's surface in their lunar module, an error overloaded the onboard computer's processing unit. — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

The network immediately got overloaded because there was a surge of customer demand that took four years to truly resolve. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

Electrical issues — like faulty wiring, overloaded power strips, and improper extension cord usage — are the leading cause of fatal fires so far this year. — Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

They were accused of organizing the crossing of a small boat that was unfit for navigation on the open sea, was overloaded and lacked appropriate life jackets. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Jones’ system is multiple but predicated largely on Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ high-press scheme, with plenty of pre-snap disguises, overloaded fronts and interchangeable assignments. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Tiger Chung cofounded the brand Tigerstrolling with his wife and its couture debut was overloaded with imagination and sophisticated funkiness, with dramatic silhouettes made from everyday objects. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

The companies weren’t short of intelligence—they were overloaded with ego. — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026