Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb laden
2 senses of laden
Sense 1
ladle, lade, laden -- (remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
Sense 2
load, lade, laden, load up -- (fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay")
=> fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lade
2 senses of lade
Sense 1
ladle, lade, laden -- (remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
Sense 2
load, lade, laden, load up -- (fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay")
=> fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")
Antonyms of adj laden
2 senses of laden
Sense 1
laden, loaded, ladened -- (filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage")
INDIRECT (VIA full) -> empty -- (holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours")
Sense 2
laden, oppressed -- (burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure")
INDIRECT (VIA burdened) -> unburdened -- (not burdened with difficulties or responsibilities; "unburdened by an overarching theory"- Alex Inkeles)
Similarity of adj laden
2 senses of laden
Sense 1
laden, loaded, ladened -- (filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage")
=> full (vs. empty) -- (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing")
Sense 2
laden, oppressed -- (burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure")
=> burdened (vs. unburdened) -- (bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work")