Synonyms for loaded
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Rich — possessing great wealth
rich, wealthy, moneyed, well-to-do, fat, substantial, well-heeled informal, affluent, oofy slang dated UK
3. Smashed — drunk
full AU, smashed, heavy, flush, tight, cock-eyed, primed, plastered, cocked, pie-eyed informal, soaked, juiced, disguised, pixilated, canned, fried, pickled CA, oiled, lit, lubricated, stewed, drunk
4. Freighted — having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response.…
Definitions
- adj. 1
Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
Let’s leave the TV; the car is loaded already.
- adj. 2
Possessing great wealth.
He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded.
- adj. 3
Drunk.
By the end of the evening, the guests in the club were really loaded.
- adj. 4
Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.
"Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge.
Related words
Example sentences
- substantial Human vices provide substantial government income.
- packed I always brought a packed lunch with me to school.
- laden Summer came and the pear tree was laden with pears.
- primed She primed her canvas with gesso before starting to paint.
- freighted Your religion is over-freighted around this world.
- fixed The date and place of the meeting have been fixed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| loaded | steady | |
| substantial | falling | |
| packed | rising | |
| laden | rising | |
| primed | rising | |
| freighted | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fat1, lit1
- 4 letters
- full1, live1, rich1, oofy
- 5 letters
- heavy2, fixed1, tight1, drunk1, armed1, fried1, flush1, laden2, oiled1
- 6 letters
- packed1, soaked1, deluxe2, canned1, rigged1, primed1, cocked1, juiced, stewed1
- 7 letters
- leading2, charged1, wealthy2, stuffed1, smashed1, pickled2, moneyed2, ladened
- 8 letters
- pregnant2, weighted2, affluent3
- 9 letters
- disguised2, plastered2, freighted, pixilated
- 10 letters
- lubricated4
- 11 letters
- substantial3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
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