UNLOADED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

unloaded

verb

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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 Tuesday’s hearing came as The New Corolla, the last oil tanker to come through the Strait and sail to California since the war began, unloaded its cargo in Long Beach. —

Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 Filipino fishermen returning from about a month at sea unloaded catches of yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and blue marlin last May at the General Santos fish port, which is known as the Philippines’ tuna capital. —

Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026 Policy for transporting firearms Amtrak requires firearms on its trains to be declared, unloaded, secured in a hard case and to meet certain size and weight requirements. —

Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Jerusalem — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Israel of knowingly allowing grain stolen by Russia to be unloaded at Israeli ports, threatening to impose sanctions on anyone involved in the shipments, which Kyiv says have continued despite multiple appeals to Israeli officials. —

Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 Upset over a bizarre technical foul in Game 2, Booker unloaded on the refs, particularly James Williams. —

Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Mitchell then produced a handgun and unloaded the magazine into Seth Tatum, the victim’s family said. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2026 Instead of proper metal baskets to hold tennis balls, Sam unloaded several lidless coolers from the RV, their insulation poking out through the cracks in the sides, all filled with balls. —

Nicola Harrison, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 But Stanley said the effort was entirely consistent with Patagonia's results-first philosophy — because Walmart is so huge, convincing it to do something as simple as not idling its delivery trucks while they are unloaded has a significant environmental benefit. —

Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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Unlike conventional approaches, the system can reportedly process batteries that have not been fully deep-discharged while improving the recovery of critical raw materials.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
On May 1, Katya shared an update indicating she had been discharged from a hospital.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2026