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

Although the crew unloaded about half of the cargo, a crack in the hull ultimately caused the ship to sink, leaving thousands of tonnes of explosives on the seabed. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

After shootings like these, calls for gun owners to keep their guns locked, unloaded and separate from ammunition are common. — Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Video captured the Toyota leaving before the second robbery and returning afterward, when a man resembling Sartin unloaded a bicycle, according to the affidavit. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

During Trautman’s visit in the fall of 1942, when matériel was unloaded off the coast of Australia, it was stacked on the beaches, fully exposed to the elements. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Mora unloaded on Summers at UTSA over a late substitution that led to an easy touchdown. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Each one is pulled from its bin, cleaned and treated, loaded onto the truck, unloaded at the destination and moved around repeatedly until Hazelett is satisfied with the arrangement. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2026

Kahn’s heirs unloaded the place in 1939, a few years after his death, and it was chopped up over the years to serve as retirement housing for city workers, a military training compound, and a boarding school, per Forbes. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026

No one exhaled until the cargo was unloaded, unswaddled, and confirmed to be in one piece. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026