LADING Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈlā-diŋ

Definition of lading

as in cargo

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported a bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport

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lading

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verb

present participle of lade

as in scooping

to lift out with something that holds liquid the cook laded the stew into small bowls

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as in loading

to place a weight or burden on the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market

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Recent Examples of lading

Noun

Cargill built a large soybean-lading facility at Santarem, some 500 miles up the Amazon. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026 One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents. — Forbes, 1 June 2021 According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks. — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 1 July 2020 The report, which is more than 200 pages long, includes copies of contracts between North Korean and Syrian companies as well as bills of lading indicating the types of materials shipped. — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lading

Noun

The aquarium said 27-year-old Caspian, 23-year-old Peekachu, 22-year-old Secord and 20-year-old Rain were loaded onto a cargo plane for the journey early Wednesday.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Lower water levels will force cargo ships to reduce their loads and could further reduce the number of transit slots available later this year.

— , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of cargo

Verb

Learn how to measure flour the Test Kitchen way, and remember that dipping the measuring cup in the flour and scooping it out generally results in a 25-gram surplus of flour.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
Next, DeVito made a bad decision over the middle on a prolonged play that ended with a scooping grab by backup safety John Saunders Jr.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of scooping

Verb

In response, Diez brought up Schaeffler’s plant in South Carolina, where Digit is working right now, loading greasy machine parts into an industrial washer.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The Red Sox were limited to one run in the bottom of the 11th despite loading the bases with one out.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of loading

Noun

Electricity bills have gone up in Quincy, but large industrial customers like data centers are shouldering the burden.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
The burden varies depending on how open the model is and how mature the supporting software ecosystem has become.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of burden

Noun

It will be used to integrate Department of Defense payloads for not just Blue Origin, but other launch providers with national security missions.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Carry large payloads efficiently, often placing two telecommunications satellites on one launch.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of payload

Verb

Carefully turn and cook, spooning butter over, until second side is golden brown and fish is cooked through, about 3 minutes.

— Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026
The fun part of this recipe is poking holes in the cake and then spooning in the blueberry and strawberry fillings alternately to create the red, white, and blue effect.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of spooning

Noun

Like a spacecraft control panel, design should reduce cognitive load while keeping critical actions visible and understandable.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
As a result, Zinn couldn’t bear doubling their stress load, both by his being in harm’s way and their taking a financial hit by losing his dependable shipyard check.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026