OVERLOAD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OVERLOAD?

Need another word that means the same as “overload”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “overload” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Overload” are: overcharge, surcharge, clog, overburden, put too much in, encumber, burden, weigh down, strain, impose excessive strain on, overtax, stretch, overwork, overuse, excess, overabundance, superabundance, profusion, glut, surfeit, surplus, superfluity, more than enough

Overload as a Noun

Definitions of "Overload" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “overload” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An excessive amount of something.
• An excessive burden.
• An electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power.

Synonyms of "Overload" as a noun (10 Words)

excess	Excessive indulgence. We will deduct the excess from the loss and then pay up to the policy limit.
glut	The quality of being so overabundant that prices fall. There is a glut of cars on the market.
more than enough	English statesman who opposed Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state.
overabundance	The state of being more than full. The country suffers from an overabundance of laws.
overburden	An excessive burden. The kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit.
profusion	An abundance or large quantity of something. The profusion of detail.
superabundance	A quantity that is more than what is appropriate.
superfluity	An unnecessary thing. They thought the garrison a superfluity.
surfeit	The quality of being so overabundant that prices fall. A surfeit of food and drink.
surplus	A quantity much larger than is needed. Exports of food surpluses.

Usage Examples of "Overload" as a noun

• An overload of stress.

Overload as a Verb

Definitions of "Overload" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “overload” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Put too great a demand on (an electrical system.
• Place too much a load on.
• Become overloaded.
• Give excessive work, responsibility, or information to.
• Load with too great a burden or cargo.
• Fill to excess so that function is impaired.

Synonyms of "Overload" as a verb (14 Words)

burden	Cause (someone) worry, hardship, or distress. She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box.
clog	Dance a clog dance. Tourists cars clog the roads into Cornwall.
encumber	Restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult. She was encumbered by her heavy skirts.
impose excessive strain on	Impose and collect.
overburden	Load (someone) with too many things to carry. They were overburdened with luggage.
overcharge	Charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service. Large generators can overcharge batteries.
overtax	Make excessive demands on (a person’s strength, abilities, etc. Do athletes overtax their hearts.
overuse	Use (something) too much. The word hero is overused these days.
overwork	Use (a word, phrase, or idea) so often that it loses its effect. His bodyguards claim they ve been overworked and underpaid for years.
put too much in	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
strain	Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender. Don t strain your mind too much.
stretch	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. Stretching my cramped legs.
surcharge	Mark a postage stamp with a surcharge. Retailers will be able to surcharge credit card users.
weigh down	Have a certain weight.

Usage Examples of "Overload" as a verb

• Don't overload the car.
• The wiring had been overloaded.
• The staff are heavily overloaded with casework.
• Both boats were overloaded and low in the water.

Associations of "Overload" (30 Words)

accumulate	Get or gather together. Investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence.
agglomeration	A mass or collection of things; an assemblage. The arts centre is an agglomeration of theatres galleries shops restaurants and bars.
amass	Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time. The soldiers were amassing from all parts of Spain.
assemble	(of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose. My new machine is being assembled and my old one dismantled.
bag	Put something in a bag. We bagged up the apples.
bunch	Form into a bunch. She bunched the needles together.
bundle	Make into a bundle. She made a bundle selling real estate.
caisson	A large watertight chamber, open at the bottom, from which the water is kept out by air pressure and in which construction work may be carried out under water.
cluster	Gather or cause to gather into a cluster. They stood there in a frightened cluster.
compost	Treat soil with compost. Don t compost heavily infested plants.
corpus	A collection of written or spoken material in machine-readable form, assembled for the purpose of linguistic research. The Darwinian corpus.
heap	Put objects or a loose substance in a heap. He heaped his plate with rice.
load	Place a load or large quantity of something on or in a vehicle ship container etc. He got a load on and started a brawl.
nucleate	Form into a nucleus. Small villages nucleate into larger towns and eventually become cities.
overcharge	Charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service. Customers have been overcharged 12 million in the last year.
overdo	Overcook. She rather overdoes the early cockney scenes.
overpay	Pay too highly. Many fans think our top players are overpaid.
pack	A quantity of fish fruit or other foods packed or canned in a particular season. The crowd packed the auditorium.
package	A package holiday. A package of measures announced by the government.
packet	Make up into or wrap up in a packet. Reusable alternatives will be available to encourage customers to stop using the packets.
parcel	Make something into a parcel by wrapping it. She decided to divide her property into three parcels and invite sealed bids.
pile	Place or lay as if in a pile. The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested.
sheaf	A bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping. He waved a sheaf of papers in the air.
stack	Fill or cover a place or surface with stacks of things. Stack the deck of cards.
stacked	(of a pack of cards) shuffled or arranged dishonestly so as to gain an unfair advantage. You were playing against a stacked deck.
stock	Equip with a stock. She made gravy with a base of beef stock.
stuff	Fill with a stuffing while cooking. Stuff a pillow with feathers.
ton	A unit of weight or volume of sea cargo equal to a metric ton 1 000 kg or 40 cu ft. I feel tons better.
volume	The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object. A botanical library of 5 000 volumes.