Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb load

5 senses of load

Sense 1
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")

Sense 2
load, charge -- (provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera")
       => fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")

Sense 3
load -- (transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory)
       => transfer -- (move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital")

Sense 4
load -- (put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 5
load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase -- (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor")
       => corrupt, spoil -- (alter from the original)

Antonyms of adj loaded

5 senses of loaded

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
loaded (vs. unloaded) -- ((of weapons) charged with ammunition; "a loaded gun")

unloaded (vs. loaded) -- ((of weapons) not charged with ammunition; "many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded")
        => blank -- (not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge")
        => dud -- (failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine")

Sense 3
loaded -- ((of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; "a loaded question")

INDIRECT (VIA prejudiced) -> unprejudiced, impartial -- (free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the impartial eye of a scientist")

Sense 4
affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy -- (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations")

INDIRECT (VIA rich) -> poor -- (having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret")

Sense 5
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet -- (very drunk)

INDIRECT (VIA intoxicated) -> sober -- (not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))

Similarity of adj loaded

5 senses of loaded

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
loaded (vs. unloaded) -- ((of weapons) charged with ammunition; "a loaded gun")
       => live -- (charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb")
       => undischarged, unexploded -- (still capable of exploding or being fired; "undischarged ammunition"; "an unexploded bomb")

Sense 3
loaded -- ((of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; "a loaded question")
       => prejudiced (vs. unprejudiced), discriminatory -- (being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge")

Sense 4
affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy -- (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations")
       => rich (vs. poor) -- (possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles")

Sense 5
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet -- (very drunk)
       => intoxicated (vs. sober), drunk, inebriated -- (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated")