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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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