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Synonyms for loading

7 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

noun

Most common

cargo freight shipment payload

All synonyms

Noun

1. Cargo

cargo, freight, lading, payload, shipment, consignment

Other

Antonyms

All antonyms of loading →

Definitions

n. 1
The process by which something is loaded.
The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.

Related words

Phrases: loading dock combat loading loading bay loading coil loading zone tactical loading trade loading wind loading

Forms

Plural: loadings → cargoes, freights, ladings, payloads…

Example sentences

cargo Icebreakers are used to carry cargo and break ice.
freight To wish another well bears more freight in Italian.
shipment Your shipment should be delivered within 24 hours.
payload Damiano’s mission is to secure the payload.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
loading		falling
cargo		falling
freight		falling
shipment		falling
payload		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: cargo²
6 letters: burden², lading²
7 letters: freight¹, payload²
8 letters: shipment²
11 letters: consignment³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cargo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: chargement
Deutsch: Ladung