WORKLOAD Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

workload

noun

Definition of workload

as in load

the amount of work that is expected to be done Students complained about the heavy workload.

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Recent Examples of workload Enterprise leaders increasingly recognize that AI workloads require low latency, proximity to data and strong governance controls. — Nick Rogers, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 IonQ’s real-time decoder overcomes this hurdle by managing this workload efficiently, allowing quantum computing to run without pauses. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workload

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Noun

The museum has drawn loads of applause but also plenty of criticism, mostly for its lack of context via wall text, and for displaying art that not everyone agrees should be elevated.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The work is to keep asking, at every new scale, which of your commitments are still load-bearing, and to notice the moment one of them is not.

— Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

Let the national flag float over every schoolhouse in the country and the exercises be such as shall impress upon our youth the patriotic duties of American citizenship.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Pembroke Pines officers asked the sheriff’s office to handle the homicide investigation — John retired from the Pembroke Pines Police Department following nearly 28 years of service and his on-duty motorcycle crash.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of duty

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Last week, Newsom issued his AI executive order as public concerns about the burgeoning technology have mounted amid several instances in which AI systems went rogue and attacked other platforms or went beyond the scope of their tasks.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The company is also accelerating deployment of its ArchIQ system, developed with Google, that improves order accuracy with artificial intelligence and automates tasks like inventory management and scheduling.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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