Synonyms for freight
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- freights → cargoes, ladings, loads, shipments…
Choose the right word
A ship's load is called distinctively a cargo, or it may be known as freight or lading.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- cargo Icebreakers are used to carry cargo and break ice.
- shipment Your shipment should be delivered within 24 hours.
- consignment I bought this at the consignment shop.
- carriage The royal carriage was drawn by four white horses.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| freight | falling | |
| cargo | falling | |
| shipment | falling | |
| consignment | falling | |
| lading | falling | |
| carriage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- load1, lade1
- 5 letters
- cargo2
- 6 letters
- charge1, burden2, lading2, charre
- 7 letters
- loading2, payload2
- 8 letters
- carriage2, shipment2, trucking2
- 10 letters
- freightage
- 11 letters
- consignment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cargo2 = 2 syllables).