Overload

/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/

Synonyms for "overload" (189 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Noun(13 words)

overburden barraging bites boatload burden burdens clogging clutter clutteringcomputer crashcrowding problemcrushing deluge

adorn balebear hard uponburden burdening burthen cargo charge charging choke congest congestion convolute cram crowd cumber cumbrance deadweight decorate drag

Verb(3 words)

bombards clog clutters

Adjective(2 words)

congested dizzying

Strong matches (57)

drench elaborate embellish embroider encumber encumbrance engorgement enrich festoon flourish freight gild glut gluttonizego hard withgo ill withgorge hamper handicap hindrance

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hyperemia impede impediment incubus incumbency involve jam jam-pack lade ladinglie onloadload with ornamentloading lumber millstone oppress oppression ornament

Noun(14 words)

drowning encumbering excess eyeful flooding glut gluttinginformation loadinundation lard load mailbomb mailbombing maxes

Verb(4 words)

exceed task capacityforcing readingloaded overbooked

Related words (94)

overbrimming overburden overcharge overdo overfeed overfill overflow overfreight overfullness overlade overlay overspill overstuff overtax overtaxing overweigh overweight overweighting overwork pack

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plethorapress hard uponpressure repletionrest hard uponsaddlesaddle withsaddling satiate satiety saturate saturation soak strain stuff supercharge superincumbency supersaturate supersaturation surcharge surfeit swamp tax taxingtrick outtrytry onevarnishweigh downweigh heavy onweigh onweigh upon

Verb(12 words)

overburdened overburdens overcharge overcharged overcrowd overpowered overtaxed overwhelmed saturates surcharge swamped taxed

Noun(26 words)

overburdening overcharging overcurrent overextending overloading overloads overmuches overstress overwhelm overwork overworking overworks saturating strain stuffing superload surfeit swampswamp the inboxswamping

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swampstask capacitytaskmasters thrashing weightwork overload

Adjective(4 words)

overloaded saturatedtaxing course loadunlimited workload

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More general

19 entries

alter burden change demandelectrical conditionelectrical faultexcess fillfill uplade laden loadload uploadingmake full

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More specific

12 entries

breaker tripcircuit overloaddata overloadfuse failureheavy loadinformation overloadmassive burdenoverburden overstrain overtaxserver overloadtask overload

Collocations

12 entries

circuit overloaddata overloadinformation overloadoverload students with homeworkoverload the backpackoverload the circuitoverload the processoroverload the scheduleoverload the serverpower overloadsignal overloadwork overload

Inflections

3 entries

overloaded overloading overloads

Derivations

3 entries

overloaded overloader overloading

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Major life changes, such as changes in income level or legal and financial issues, can also create mental and physical feelings of stress and anxiety, which can overload the ability to function well.

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Never overload the mule.

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You're overwhelming me with details. I'm suffering from information overload.

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Choice overload can paralyze people into avoiding decision-making.

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