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

This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Even the strongest leadership system will fail if managers are too overloaded to lead. — Steve Pemberton, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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

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

It was later revealed that the plane had been overloaded by 700 pounds and the pilot, who had cocaine and alcohol in his system, was not authorized to be flying, according to CBS. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

The Dollywood website became overloaded Tuesday after word spread of her death and was inaccessible for more than two hours. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

The agency stated in an earlier preliminary report that the plane was overloaded by almost 1,000 lbs. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

The plane was also overloaded by about 1,000 pounds for flying into icing conditions, the NTSB found. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Saturn stations retrograde in your 12th House of Solitude, asking you to review rest, avoidance, private fears, and the habits that either restore you or keep you quietly overloaded. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026