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overloaded

overloaded

3 4.2
Has more than it can safely hold, for example weight, work, or electricity
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈloʊdɪd/
translation icon : sobrecargado
  • IT'S HOPELESSLY OVERLOADED WITH PEOPLE.
  • overloaded boat
  • overloaded brain
  • so overloaded

The LRT commuter is I believe it's overloaded.

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Examples

  • My circuits were so overloaded that what I wanted to do was place my head on my arms and sleep.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • These overloaded and stressful days have been the experience of many full-time teachers and part-time students for countless years.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Obviously I am overloaded with cute aggression right now.

  • Your senses are so overloaded that you forget everything before you even register it.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • That bookcase is way too overloaded.

    Blog text (2)
  • It's this scattered and overloaded approach that really damages an already abysmal film.

    Blog text (18)
  • Existing facilities, including sewer systems and treatment plants, are generally inadequate, overloaded, and poorly maintained and operated.

    Academic text (1993)
  • She backs through the double doors at the other end of the hall, trying to balance an overloaded tray of supplies she's carrying.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The police response to the island attack was slowed down by a series of blunders, including flaws in communication systems and the breakdown of an overloaded boat carrying a police anti-terror unit.

    Blog text (27)
  • The truck was overloaded with heavy furniture, making it difficult to drive safely.

Synonyms

overcrowded
vsoverloaded
18 3.1

Too many people or things in a place so it feels uncomfortable

is about any load exceeding safe or intended capacity, not only crowding
weighed down
vsoverloaded
  • Informal
6 4.5

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

describes specifically that the load goes beyond safe or intended limits
loaded down
vsoverloaded
1 4.6

Having too much work or responsibility to manage

surpasses the safe or intended capacity rather than just being heavy
overfull
vsoverloaded
1 5.5

Contains more goods than people want to buy

focuses on exceeding safe or intended capacity, not just surplus supply
overburdened
vsoverloaded
1 5.3

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

exceeds the safe or intended capacity, creating risk from the excess
overladen
vsoverloaded
1 7.0

Carrying more weight or things than it can safely hold

goes beyond the safe or intended capacity, causing potential overload
overstressed
vsoverloaded
1 4.4

Put under more force than it can safely hold and likely to break

refers more broadly to exceeding intended capacity, not only forceful stress
burdened
vsoverloaded
3.8

Feeling very weighed down by work, problems, or responsibilities

means the amount actually goes past the safe or intended limit
heavy-laden
vsoverloaded
5.5

Carrying a large load, for example snow on branches

adds that the weight exceeds the safe or intended carrying capacity
weighted
vsoverloaded
4.1

Made heavy and hard to move or feeling very tired

specifies that the heaviness surpasses the safe or intended capacity
encumbered
vsoverloaded
7.1

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

emphasizes that the hindering load goes beyond safe intended limits
saddled
vsoverloaded
5.1

Having an unwanted duty or problem you must deal with

focuses on the burden exceeding safe or intended capacity rather than assignment
overcapacity
vsoverloaded
5.1

Containing more people than a building or room was made to hold

applies the same excess idea but to any load, not only systems

Antonyms

A vehicle or machine carrying less weight than usual

How Burdened

overburdened
1 5.3
overloaded
3 4.2
burdened
3.8
loaded
2.6
unburdened
1 5.5

Surface Forms

overloaded positive

Morphology

overloaded = overload (transparent) = over + load + ed

The adjective is formed from the verb 'overload' by adding the past participle suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Overloaded comes from the parts over meaning 'too much' and load meaning 'something to carry', so picture a truck piled too high with boxes or a person trying to carry too many tasks. That's why overloaded means having more weight, work, or responsibility than is safe.