Synonyms of payload

payload

noun

ˈpā-ˌlōd 

as in cargo

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cargo
• load
• loading
• burden
• weight
• freight
• haul
• draft
• lading
• shipment
• package
• ballast
• packet
• pack
• consignment
• bale
• carload
• overload
• truckload
• bundle
• bulk
• trainload
• parcel
• mass
• wagonload
• boatload
• shipload
• body
• surcharge
• deadweight
• manifest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of payload

SpaceX has launched the Falcon 9 hundreds of times from both Florida's Space Coast and the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to deliver its Starlink broadband internet satellites and other payloads to low-Earth orbit. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Those drones burn fuel rather than run on batteries, which trades top speed for the range and payload capacity that matter more in sustained combat operations. — New Atlas, 29 July 2026

Their modular design allows rapid adaptation, deploying diverse payloads like torpedoes, air drones, and rockets. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Watch for launches that lead with the payload (a peptide complex, a growth factor blend) and treat spicules as the delivery mechanism, not the hero. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026