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

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

The synonyms of “Unload” are: discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, offload, unlade, unpack, empty, unburden, disburden, remove, jettison, deliver, deposit, leave, put off, tip out, pour out, sell, discard, eject, get rid of, dispose of, pass off, throw away, throw out, clear out, scrap, destroy

Unload as a Verb

Definitions of "Unload" as a verb

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

• Leave or unload.
• Remove (goods) from a vehicle, ship, container, etc.
• Give expression to (oppressive thoughts or feelings.
• (of a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) have goods removed.
• Get rid of (something unwanted.
• Take the load off (a container or vehicle.
• Remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.
• Remove the load from (a container or vehicle.
• Remove (ammunition) from a gun or (film) from a camera.
• Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave.

Synonyms of "Unload" as a verb (30 Words)

clear out	Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
deliver	Bring to a destination make a delivery. The number of women delivering their babies in hospitals increased.
deposit	Put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place. The female deposits a line of eggs.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. Their terrier was destroyed after the attack.
disburden	Relieve (someone or something) of a burden or responsibility. I decided to disburden myself of the task.
discard	Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable. West led a heart and East was able to discard his club loser.
discharge	Go off or discharge. If the jury cannot agree it should be discharged.
dispose of	Give, sell, or transfer to another.
drop	Let or cause to fall in drops. They escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground.
drop off	Fall or descend to a lower place or level.
eject	Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. He was ejected from office in July.
empty	Become empty or void of its content. We empty the till at closing time.
get rid of	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
jettison	Throw away, of something encumbering. Six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea.
leave	Leave behind unintentionally. She wants to leave.
offload	Relieve oneself of (a problem or worry) by talking to someone else. Offload the van.
pass off	Pass by.
pour out	Pour out.
put down	Cause (someone) to undergo something.
put off	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
remove	Remove from a position or an office. She sat down to remove her make up.
scrap	Discard or remove from service a redundant old or inoperative vehicle vessel or machine especially so as to convert it to scrap metal. Scrap the old airplane and sell the parts.
sell	Sell all of one s stock of something. She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit.
set down	Decide upon or fix definitely.
throw away	Move violently, energetically, or carelessly.
throw out	Get rid of.
tip out	Strike lightly.
unburden	Take the burden off; remove the burden from. The need to unburden yourself to someone who will listen.
unlade	Take the load off (a container or vehicle.
unpack	Remove from its packing. Unpack the presents.

Usage Examples of "Unload" as a verb

• She hadn't finished unloading the car.
• The street was jammed with vans unloading.
• Men were unloading sacks of olives from a tractor.
• Unload the truck.
• Unload the cargo.
• He had unloaded his depreciating stock on his unsuspecting wife.
• The meeting had been a chance for her to unload some of her feelings about her son.

Associations of "Unload" (30 Words)

cargo	Goods carried by a large vehicle. Transportation of bulk cargo.
clang	Make or cause to make a clang. He could hear the clang of distant bells.
clanger	An absurd or embarrassing blunder. The minister had dropped a massive political clanger.
descend	Move down (a slope or stairs. She was descended from an old Italian noble family.
descending	Moving down a scale of quality. A rocky descending path.
descent	The origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality. The settlers were of Cornish descent.
dip	Dip into a liquid. Dip the brush into the paint.
discus	A disk used in throwing competitions.
down	Downstairs. The scandal brought down the government.
dribble	(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream. He dribbled cream into his coffee.
drivel	Let saliva drivel from the mouth. Don t talk such drivel.
drop	An instance of falling or dropping. The charges against him were dropped last year.
falling	Decreasing in amount or degree. Falling incomes.
freight	A charge for transport by freight. I can hear the regular wail of the twelve o clock freight from my house.
immerse	Cause to be immersed. Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes.
lading	The action of loading a ship with cargo.
load	Place a load or large quantity of something on or in a vehicle ship container etc. Load the truck with hay.
low	Used of sounds and voices low in pitch or frequency. His low husky voice.
paratrooper	A member of a paratroop regiment or airborne unit.
plummet	The metal bob of a plumb line. A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully.
plunge	Push or thrust quickly. To peel fruit cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water.
reduction	The amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price. We must see if the fracture requires reduction.
shipment	A quantity of goods shipped; a consignment. The shipment arrived at Liverpool.
sink	Cause a ship to sink. You can relax on the veranda as the sun sinks low.
splash	Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture cause to appear splashed or spattered. They splashed each other with water.
submerge	Fill or cover completely, usually with water. The U boat had had time to submerge.
throw	The act of throwing propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist. The door was thrown open and a uniformed guard entered the room.
toss	The action of tossing a coin as a method of deciding which team has the right to make a particular decision at the beginning of a game. The toss of a coin.
trickle	A small group or number of people or things moving slowly. A trickle of blood.
undercut	Strike (a ball) with backspin so that it bounces high on landing. Undercut a vein of ore.