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adjective

ˈlō-dəd How to pronounce loaded (audio)
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as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible the department stores were loaded with goods for the holiday shopping season

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2
as in rich
having goods, property, or money in abundance the guy in the fancy foreign sports car obviously was loaded

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3
as in drunk
slang being under the influence of alcohol the departing party guest was loaded, so we held his car keys until he had sobered up

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as in ripped
slang being under the influence of a recreational drug wasted his life getting loaded and watching TV all day

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loaded

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verb

past tense of load
1
as in packed
to place a weight or burden on students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

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as in stuffed
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat

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Recent Examples of loaded
Adjective
Those events combined loaded walking with team activities and physical tasks. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Officers next detained the four, and police said at that point one of the officers found a loaded handgun in the waistband of one of them. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Verb
Just four batters into the game, White Sox starting pitcher Noah Schultz had loaded the bases, prompting a mound visit from pitching coach Zach Bove. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Tolle allowed two runs, both on a homer from Teoscar Hernández, but stranded the bases loaded in an impressive second inning. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaded
  1. filled
  2. rich
  3. drunk
  4. hooked
  5. packed
  6. stuffed
  7. jammed
  8. wealthy
Adjective
  • Maybe the sign-up flow has too many fields, the first action users need to take isn't obvious or there's a setting that should have been pre-filled.
    — Kelli Behan-Aspland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Definition of filled
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  • There’s a rich sense of history here, too, from the naming of all four stands after club legends and former owner Sir Jack Hayward to the statue of England great Billy Wright that sits outside the main entrance on Waterloo Road.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The island is home to rich coastal ecosystems and serves as a nesting place for several species of sea turtles.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rich
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  • Ormund, who has spent the entirety of the battle looking for Ulf, finally finds the dragonseed passed out in the latrine after a morning spent in Lord Footly’s kitchen getting drunk on the Footly stores of ale.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After being publicly humiliated by Daemon Targaryen and lured to switch sides (with his dragon) to the Greens by Ormund Hightower, party animal Ulf is still drunk and MIA when the battle starts.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of drunk
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  • The word likely referred to the way grapes grow in hooked, clustered bunches.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Amelie Claydon put together a guide for new fans who are looking to stay hooked.
    — Matt Piper, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of hooked
Verb
  • OpenAI’s paper improves the best estimate for how tightly these balls can possibly be packed.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of packed
Verb
  • The gift bag comes inside a Dagne Dover weekender stuffed with goodies including Marriott Gold status.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The defense then stuffed a Vidal run before Herbert connected with Johnston for another touchdown from five yards out.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuffed
Adjective
  • Thousands have fled on jammed roads as officials said even more communities could be threatened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The big panels themselves were jammed — too jammed, with hundreds reportedly unable to get inside Hall H amid unconfirmed rumors of counterfeit wristbands.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
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  • On the other hand, it has also been credited for keeping the US economy humming, as wealthier Americans keep spending and businesses keep hiring.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast, colleges that husbanded big endowments from wealthy alumni could rely on income from these assets to finance much of their college operations; tuition has been less important and can be waived for high-achieving prospective students.
    — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
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