as in load
the amount of work that is expected to be done
Students complained about the heavy workload.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of workload
The signs show that the Knicks will finally add extra bodies to relieve much of the workload from the team’s core — a concept that was nonexistent under previous head coach Tom Thibodeau.
—
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
If Denver wants a big-bodied hammer to take short-yardage workload off Dobbins and Harvey’s plates, look right here.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The Cal Fire workload analysis shows the agency was fully aware of its regulatory shortcomings in the year leading up to the disaster.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Union leaders have also raised concerns about long work hours and job conditions, including workload and flexibility.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for workload
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
If Denver wants a big-bodied hammer to take short-yardage workload off Dobbins and Harvey’s plates, look right here.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The Cal Fire workload analysis shows the agency was fully aware of its regulatory shortcomings in the year leading up to the disaster.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Union leaders have also raised concerns about long work hours and job conditions, including workload and flexibility.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for workload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
Noun
-
For out-of-state students like GSU sophomore Solei Green, the 3% increase adds to an already heavy financial load.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
-
As trucks roared up the landfill and dumped fresh loads of trash, adults and children alike rushed forward, gathering beneath cascading avalanches of waste to grab anything of value.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Numerous designers, including Alessandro Michele and the late Vivienne Westwood, have credited the Queen as an inspiration, not least for the kind of sturdy, tweedy daywear shown in a section devoted to her off-duty garments.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
-
When witnesses are abused and defamed simply for doing their civic duty, their lives are shattered and our entire justice system is put at risk.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Choose a single habit to reinforce, such as taking a ten-minute stretch break during your longest task.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
-
Heyneman used a bot by Tasklet, a company that lets businesses automate routine business tasks with AI agents.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Barnes and Imam had been trading ideas with a scholar named Andrew Willard Jones, whose work focussed on the model of Christendom found in, say, High Middle Ages France, where society was organized around its relationship with the Church.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
-
Sara Doody Mid-Century Lift-Top Coffee Table Apartment dwellers will love this space-saving coffee table with a convenient lift-top that doubles as a kitchen table and work desk.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The jobs help generate nearly $3 billion in annual economic output, according to estimates from the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
-
New Gallup polling finds that while more employees are using AI frequently in their work, there’s been an uptick in alarm that new technologies will replace their jobs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
