Synonyms of unloaded

unloaded

verb

past tense of unload

1

as in discharged

to empty or rid of cargo

the dockworkers unloaded the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discharged
• unpacked
• evacuated
• off-loaded
• emptied
• unburdened
• disencumbered
• vacated
• disburdened
• unladed
• relieved
• lightened
• freed
• cleared
• voided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loaded
• packed
• filled
• charged
• stuffed
• jammed
• crammed
• heaped
• jam-packed

2

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!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumped
• discarded
• ditched
• lost
• abandoned
• shed
• scrapped
• jettisoned
• tossed
• removed
• rejected
• junked
• chucked
• laid by
• eliminated
• exorcised
• disposed of
• flung (off or away)
• cast (off)
• threw away
• shucked (off)
• sloughed (off)
• cashiered
• set aside
• sluffed (off)
• threw out
• dismissed
• eighty-sixed
• pitched
• deep-sixed
• abdicated
• deserted
• kicked out
• eradicated
• abolished
• forsook
• wiped out
• liquidated
• expunged
• extinguished
• stamped (out)
• annihilated
• exterminated
• extirpated
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• employed
• utilized
• embraced
• held
• retained
• took on
• kept
• held back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unloaded

The telecom giant unloaded the media properties less than four years later. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026

Standardizing the size of shipping containers allows ships to be easily loaded and unloaded and for the containers to be transferred to rail cars and semitrucks at intermodal facilities. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Eric Torres, a crane operator with Local 10 who has worked in the C&H Company facility, said sugar never hits the ground when unloaded there. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Firefighters told police that when Jackson pulled in, unloaded his firearm and cleared the chamber. — Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Fox also unloaded its regional cable sports networks — a savvy move before that business cratered. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

As dozens of delivery trucks unloaded decor outside of MSG, there was speculation that Swift and Kelce were building a castle inside of the venue. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

On Tuesday, investors unloaded at least some of their holdings in these stocks. — ABC News, 23 June 2026