OVERLOADS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of overload

as in loads

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

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overloads

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noun

plural of overload

as in surcharges

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Lucky uses Taylor-Joy, who gives a surface-level performance in a surface-level show, one that overloads forward momentum in lieu of character depth. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026 The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable. — David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026

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Turnover and the shelter’s euthanasia rates were trending down; officers’ shifts were shorter and case loads smaller.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
That change has pushed the best operators to bring more of the logistics function in-house by making decisions such as which routes run, which carriers get which loads, and how exceptions get handled before a customer notices something went wrong.

— Nishith Rastogi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of loads

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Federal officials recently launched a prize competition to reward ideas for controlling the flow of aquatic species into and out of the ballasts of boats that travel among the various lakes and waterways across the United States.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Other items from the ship, including the ballasts that served as counterweights for the human cargo, are remaining on display and will be returned to South Africa in two years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026

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The property tax has long been Connecticut’s Gordian knot, a seemingly intractable problem that overburdens middle- and low-income households, stymies business growth and creates great K-12 education disparities between cities and suburbs.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
In January 2025, a federal judge ruled that portion of the ordinance overburdens free speech rights by prohibiting anyone from providing any lecture in any San Diego public park or beach.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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The Delivery Service Partner program is run by Amazon’s logistics arm and allows people to set up businesses to deliver packages locally.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
The company makes its tools available in enterprise packages or studios and a lower tier for social media and other content creators.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of packages

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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.

— Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of stuffs

Noun

The project, which involves a partnership between the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and other researchers, focuses on collecting floating coral egg and sperm bundles.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
In recent months, YouTube TV has rolled out nearly a dozen new bundles at varying price points, including a sports-focused offering.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

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