UNLOADING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

unloading

verb

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present participle of unload

as in discharging

to empty or rid of cargo the dockworkers unloaded the ship

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as in dumping

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 unloading Nicole TungIndonesian fishermen unloading various species including sharks and wedgefish, which are one of the most threatened species, in Tegal, Indonesia, last June. —

Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026 While unloading his veterans at the trade deadline in February, Karnišovas dealt Dosunmu to Minnesota along with Julian Phillips for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round draft picks. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 McCall recommends unloading it while making coffee, and for extra efficiency, loading dishes from breakfast before heading out. —

Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances. —

Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 The Hauler has no cab (essentially a self-driving platform) and is designed for 40-foot and 53-foot shipping containers and runs dock-to-dock—unloading at the destination rather than dropping a trailer and leaving. —

Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 Cleaning houses, working in a candle shop, babysitting, unloading trucks in a food terminal and finally the kitchen of local health food grocery the Turnip Truck, music was always in the background. —

Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Flight controllers on the ground will next take control of the arm to berth the Cygnus on the Earth-facing port of the station's Unity Node 1 for unloading. —

Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Just be more careful when unloading. —

John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026

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Authorities rightly repaid the favor by charging Allen with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, and transporting and discharging a firearm.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Federal prosecutors charged him with, among other counts, attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting a firearm across state lines and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026