loaded
1. filled with a great quantity (Freq. 6)
- a tray loaded with dishes
- table laden with food
- 'ladened' is not current usage
• Syn:
laden, ladened
• Similar to:
full
2. (of weapons) charged with ammunition (Freq. 3)
- a loaded gun
• Ant:
unloaded
• Similar to:
live, undischarged, unexploded
3. (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence (Freq. 1)
- a loaded question
• Similar to:
prejudiced, discriminatory
4. very drunk
• Syn:
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed,
fuddled, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped,
sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy,
stiff, tight, wet
• Similar to:
intoxicated, drunk, inebriated
• Usage Domain:
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot,
patois, vernacular
5. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- an affluent banker
- a speculator flush with cash
- not merely rich but loaded
- moneyed aristocrats
- wealthy corporations
• Syn:
affluent, flush, moneyed, wealthy
• Similar to:
rich
• Derivationally related forms:
wealth (for: wealthy), wealthiness (for: wealthy), flush (for: flush), affluent (for: affluent), affluence (for: affluent)
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