unloaded

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adjective

Not loaded (in various senses).

“an unloaded vehicle”

Similar
blankdud
Opposite
loaded
OriginEnglish loaded ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unloaded1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unload

unloaded2

adjectiveunloaded (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot loaded (in various senses).

    an unloaded vehicle

    1 more example

    an unloaded question

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of weapons) not charged with ammunition

Similar
blankdud
Opposite
loaded
Also see
blankdud

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unloaded · verb

From unload + -ed.

Full word history & related roots →

unloaded · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishload
  9. Englishloaded
  10. Englishunloaded

From un- + loaded.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

duodenal
Cite this entry
APA

unloaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloaded

MLA

“unloaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloaded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unloaded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloaded.

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