English Synonym Finder

overload

Definitions

To load something with an excessive amount of weight or content.

To subject a system, circuit, or person to a greater demand than it can handle.

An excessive or burdensome amount of something.

Examples

The electrical system tripped because of an overload caused by too many appliances running at once.

I felt a sense of sensory overload after spending the entire day in the crowded city center.

Synonyms

burden overcharge surcharge overtax glut saturate overfill

Antonyms

unload lighten empty drain relieve discharge clear