loaded down

Examples

• All

• When he returned, he was loaded down with towels, band-aids, and Vaseline.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Besides, we were all similarly loaded down.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I am always loaded down like a horse with foodstuff.

  Academic text (2006)

• But he was loaded down with ornaments.

  Academic text (2006)

• Except usually by P122, by the time she got home, she was either too tired or too loaded down with paperwork.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Loaded down with cameras, a tripod, and umbrella lights, he rode it everywhere in the city.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Pedestrians jam the plaza, loaded down with oversized packages and shopping bags.

  Fiction book (2000)

• With the village women and children loaded down with Ipa's baskets, gourds, and gifts for Coy-omo's family, they began the trek to Sacred Panther Mountain.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Termed by Commerson his "beast of burden," Baret staggered along behind the avid scientist, loaded down with arms, provisions, and numerous bulky notebooks.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I was loaded down with responsibilities as a team leader, making it hard to relax.

Synonyms

W

weighed down

vsloaded down

• Informal

6 4.5

Carrying heavy things or having serious worries that make you feel tired

is about carrying or enduring a heavy load of work or worries

O

overloaded

vsloaded down

3 4.2

Has more than it can safely hold, for example weight, work, or electricity

focuses on having to carry or endure heavy responsibilities regardless of safety

B

bowed down

vsloaded down

1 6.5

Very tired and weighed down by too much work or worry

is about carrying or enduring a heavy load, not only long duration

H

heavy-laden

vsloaded down

1 6.5

Weighed down by worry or responsibility

focuses on carrying or enduring a heavy load of work or worries

O

overburdened

vsloaded down

1 5.3

Having more work, duties, or worry than you can handle

describes carrying or enduring a heavy load rather than exceeding capacity

O

overladen

vsloaded down

1 7.0

Carrying more weight or things than it can safely hold

speaks more generally about carrying a heavy, enduring load of worry or work

B

burdened

vsloaded down

3.8

Feeling very weighed down by work, problems, or responsibilities

emphasizes the idea of having to carry or endure heavy responsibilities

C

care-laden

vsloaded down

• Literature

8.6

Full of worry and sadness because of problems

includes worries but highlights a heavier, broader load of duties or worries

S

saddled

vsloaded down

5.1

Having an unwanted duty or problem you must deal with

covers general heavy carrying or enduring of work and worries

E

encumbered

vsloaded down

7.1

Not able to move easily because of heavy things or too many duties

emphasizes having to carry or endure heavy responsibilities rather than physical hindrance

W

weighted

vsloaded down

4.1

Made heavy and hard to move or feeling very tired

focuses specifically on enduring heavy work, responsibility, or worries

U

up to (one's) neck

vsloaded down

• Informal

6.8

Having too much work or too many problems to deal with

describes carrying or enduring a heavy load of work or worries

Antonyms

U

unencumbered

8 6.8

Free from worries, duties, debts and other things that hold you back

How Burdened

swamped with work

• Informal

1 4.4

loaded down

1 4.6

burdened

3.8

light

1 2.1

unburdened

1 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology