UNLOADED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

unloaded

verb

past tense of unload

as in discharged

to empty or rid of cargo the dockworkers unloaded the ship

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as in dumped

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 unloaded Both Republicans unloaded on Cooper's tenure as governor, with Trump blaming Cooper for a grisly North Carolina murder and accusing him of doing nothing to help the state after Hurricane Helene inflicted widespread damage in 2024. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026 Roma then personally unloaded his son at the 30th Street morgue. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Texas does not have laws requiring guns to be stored locked and unloaded, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Cars would pull up and more goods would be unloaded, and then there was another car or truck or fan doing the same, part of an endless parade. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 The outspoken Jewish comedian unloaded on X, calling the performance a total nightmare while publicly questioning Sheeran’s decision to share a stage with the musician. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Once Outlaw arrived at Gentle Giants’ site, which has 400 acres of land across two facilities, he was unloaded into a pen and even walked into a stall all on his own. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 Three shooters unloaded 18 rounds at the black Escalade in which Robinson rode with his cousin and the intended target — Tyquian Bowman, a rapper known as Quando Rondo. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Ultimately, keeping firearms securely locked and unloaded away from kids and unauthorized individuals is a fundamental part of responsible gun ownership. — Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

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Two days after being discharged, Walker returned to the emergency room, reporting abdominal pain and vomiting, the complaint alleges.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
He was paroled in December 2010, according to Idaho Department of Correction records, and his full sentence was discharged in July 2014.

— Kevin Fixler September 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of discharged

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On the night before everything came to an end, a cold front dumped about an inch-and-a-half of rain on New York City.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
But she was abruptly dumped toward the end of the season, anyway, with three episodes still left to film.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dumped

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The canopy and the fan assembly can be folded up and stored in a large rucksack for transportation, which can be unpacked and reassembled in eight minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Traditionally, a cargo consignment from Chennai to Frankfurt would need to be unpacked at Delhi Airport, with each individual package undergoing the security re-screening before being loaded onto an onward flight to Frankfurt.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpacked

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans rushed to donate blood to the 9/11 survivors, but much had to be discarded because most victims died immediately.

— Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Authorities say officers recovered a pistol and rifle on the scene and are surveying the park to see if any other weapons were discarded.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of discarded

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They were already gone, having evacuated the site of collective disappointment faster than seemed possible for a crowd of such size.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
All Capitol offices were evacuated after the attack in New York and at the Pentagon.

— Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of evacuated

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Little wonder that the pioneers of the medium ditched the cold, clammy, and crowded precincts of New York and New Jersey to light out for the picture-perfect vista.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
When the leverage play failed, major league owners ditched the two-city notion.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditched

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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

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