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underloaded

underloaded

5.7
A vehicle or machine carrying less weight than usual
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndərˈloʊdɪd/
translation icon : subcargado
  • The delivery van was underloaded and could have transported more packages.

Examples

  • The ferry left the dock underloaded because fewer passengers boarded than expected.

  • If the machine is underloaded, it may not operate efficiently.

  • The truck was underloaded with supplies.

  • Is the ship underloaded for this journey?

  • The truck was underloaded on its return trip, carrying far less cargo than it could handle.

  • We noticed that the elevator was underloaded, with only a few people inside instead of its maximum capacity.

  • To improve efficiency, the shipping company prefers their containers to be underloaded rather than overloaded.

Synonyms

underweight
vsunderloaded
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Having less money invested in a stock or sector than the benchmark

applies to general physical weight or load being below standard
unburdened
vsunderloaded
5.3

Not carrying heavy things

has less than the usual or required amount of load

Antonyms

overloaded
3 4.2

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

How Loaded

overloaded
3 4.2
loaded
2.6
light
1 2.1
underloaded
5.7
empty
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

underloaded positive

Morphology

underloaded = underload (transparent) = under + load + ed

Formed by adding '-ed' to the verb 'underload' to create an adjective meaning 'insufficiently loaded', which is directly predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Underloaded starts with under- meaning 'not enough' and ends with load meaning 'weight' or 'cargo', so picture a truck with too few boxes. So underloaded simply describes something that has less than the usual or needed amount of weight or goods.