Synonyms of unload

unload

verb

1

as in to unpack

to empty or rid of cargo

the dockworkers unloaded the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unpack
• evacuate
• discharge
• unlade
• unburden
• off-load
• relieve
• disencumber
• disburden
• empty
• lighten
• vacate
• free
• clear
• void

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• load
• pack
• fill
• heap
• charge
• cram
• stuff
• jam
• jam-pack

2

as in to dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

I can't seem to unload this old car—even the charities won't take it!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dump
• discard
• ditch
• lose
• shed
• abandon
• scrap
• jettison
• remove
• reject
• junk
• toss
• chuck
• exorcize
• exorcise
• throw away
• slough (off)
• cast (off)
• shuck (off)
• eliminate
• fling (off or away)
• set aside
• lay by
• sluff (off)
• dispose of
• throw out
• cashier
• deep-six
• dismiss
• forsake
• pitch
• 86
• abdicate
• eighty-six
• abolish
• eradicate
• kick out
• liquidate
• desert
• wipe out
• expunge
• exterminate
• extinguish
• extirpate
• annihilate
• stamp (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopt
• use
• embrace
• utilize
• employ
• take on
• hold
• keep
• retain
• hold back