UNLOAD Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

unload

verb

ˌən-ˈlōd

Definition of unload

as in to unpack

to empty or rid of cargo the dockworkers unloaded the ship

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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!

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Recent Examples of unload The man driving the Ram unloaded a 2018 Lamborghini Aventador from the trailer, the complaint states. — David Goodhue august 17, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 All five were hammered the following month as the AI trade abruptly reversed, helping push the fund to the brink and forcing it to unload much of its public-equity portfolio to Citadel. — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Parents groused that loading and unloading kids in the R1S could be a headache, especially with a child’s seat in the second row. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026 Injuries and off-court discipline led the team to unload him this offseason to Portland. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unload

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But for the film’s main characters Marija (Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė) and Vytas (Marius Repšys), the conflict also serves, in part, as a distraction — a way to avoid unpacking their pain over their messy separation.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
For Thomas, unpacking what went wrong goes well beyond the headless bodies, terrifying phone calls and dead ends.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpack

Verb

The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dump

Verb

Two hospitals evacuated patients and the sheriff said his office was keeping a close watch on whether to evacuate the county jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
About 150 people in Union County were evacuated but all had been allowed to return home as of Saturday.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of evacuate

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O’Keefe’s appeal proved successful on Friday, when the three-judge panel agreed, with one judge dissenting in part, to discard the $130,000 damages judgment.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
For easier replanting, discard the woody central clump of the plant before dividing.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of discard

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The order also restricted the removal, discharge or transfer of the child while the case remained pending and gave Gilkar and Ahmed authority over medical decisions within the requirements of the order.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Any remaining student loan balance can be discharged after the borrower has made 120 qualifying payments (and those payments don’t have to be consecutive).

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of discharge

Verb

French Gates argued balancing philanthropy, advocacy for reproductive rights, motherhood, writing, and entrepreneurship means ditching perfectionism.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
At the end, the two friends drive off in different directions, with Brian deciding to ditch their high-octane lifestyles to focus on his family.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditch

Verb

These outsiders, like executives or academics from different fields, offer crucial external perspectives, unburdened by internal assumptions or politics.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The very nature of the oral tradition, which is decidedly African and characteristically unburdened by the rules of Western record-keeping, is the spirit of its truth, even more than its detail.

— Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unburden

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The researchers’ models suggest that areas near the escarpment could have lost as much as 8 kilometers of rock, with erosion decreasing farther away from the ancient cliff.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
The court dismissed the case against her manager, who also lost his job.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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