laden
1 of 2adjective
lad·en ˈlā-dᵊn 
: carrying a load or burden
laden
2 of 2verb
ladened; ladening ˈlād-niŋ
ˈlā-dᵊn-iŋ
transitive verb
: lade
heavily ladened with equipment
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Synonyms
Verb
- burden
- encumber
- freight
- lade
- load
- lumber
- saddle
- weight
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Example Sentences
Verb laden a ship with emergency medical supplies
Recent Examples on the Web Lauryn Azu And Joe States, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 The king's arrival on the British throne was supposed to be laden with potential pitfalls, for him and for the monarchy. WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 The Danube, the continent's second-longest river, has dropped to one of its lowest levels in decades — exposing dozens of German warships that were sunk during World War II and are still laden with explosives. Dylan Butts, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Tables were laden with snacks, sanitizer, clothes, brightly colored book bags. New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The Post reported in March that Thomas exchanged dozens of conspiracy-laden text messages with former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging him to overturn the 2020 election in the weeks after the results. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 It was quickly amplified by prominent Trump supporters with influential followings, like Alex Jones, the impresario of the conspiracy-laden media outlet Infowars, and the right-wing podcaster Tim Pool. Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 12 July 2022 The recount would have involved an election that was already beset by the conspiracy-laden chaos former President Trump and his supporters have injected into politics around the nation. Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 The commissioners have not identified any problems with the voting machines, but allies of former President Trump made disproven conspiracy-laden accusations against the reliability of the machines after the 2020 election. Paulina Smolinski, Robert Legare, CBS News, 17 June 2022 Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Feb. 2018 But that context — including who shouts the phrase and who studiously avoids uttering it — has ladened it with pernicious meaning in particular quarters. Max Fisher, New York Times, 16 June 2016 See More
Adjective
Most of the foods that fill the shelves in his Kenosha neighborhood are laden with sugar and fat — chips, soda and other sweets. Lauryn Azu And Joe States, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 The king's arrival on the British throne was supposed to be laden with potential pitfalls, for him and for the monarchy. WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 The Danube, the continent's second-longest river, has dropped to one of its lowest levels in decades — exposing dozens of German warships that were sunk during World War II and are still laden with explosives. Dylan Butts, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Tables were laden with snacks, sanitizer, clothes, brightly colored book bags. New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The Post reported in March that Thomas exchanged dozens of conspiracy-laden text messages with former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging him to overturn the 2020 election in the weeks after the results. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 It was quickly amplified by prominent Trump supporters with influential followings, like Alex Jones, the impresario of the conspiracy-laden media outlet Infowars, and the right-wing podcaster Tim Pool. Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 12 July 2022 The recount would have involved an election that was already beset by the conspiracy-laden chaos former President Trump and his supporters have injected into politics around the nation. Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 The commissioners have not identified any problems with the voting machines, but allies of former President Trump made disproven conspiracy-laden accusations against the reliability of the machines after the 2020 election. Paulina Smolinski, Robert Legare, CBS News, 17 June 2022 Verb
Leesburg’s only loss was 79-70 against West Oaks, a talent-ladened team that plays outside the FHSAA, on Dec. 2, at the Breast Cancer Awareness Classic at Oak Ridge. Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Feb. 2018 But that context — including who shouts the phrase and who studiously avoids uttering it — has ladened it with pernicious meaning in particular quarters. Max Fisher, New York Times, 16 June 2016 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
see lade
Verb
see lade
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1514, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
laden
adjective
lad·en ˈlā-dᵊn
: heavily loaded
The truck was laden with gravel.
ladening
verb
as in loading
to place a weight or burden on laden a ship with emergency medical supplies Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- loading
- filling
- packing
- weighting
- burdening
- weighing
- freighting
- stacking
- lumbering
- piling
- encumbering
- lading
- clogging
- saddling
- taxing
- overloading
- hampering
- afflicting
- pressing
- handicapping
- cluttering
- overtaxing
- oppressing
- heaping
- surcharging
- mounding
- straining
- overburdening
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unloading
- discharging
- disburdening
- disencumbering
- relieving
- alleviating
- unlading
- lightening
- unburdening
- easing
- take to task
- take to the cleaners
- take to the skies
- take to the sky
- take to the sky/skies
- take to the streets
- take turns
- take unawares
- take under advisement
- take under one's wing
- take up
- take up arms
- take up residence
- take up the cudgels
- take up the cudgels for
- take up the gauntlet
- take up the slack
- take up with
- take wing
- take with a grain of salt
- take with a pinch of salt
- take years off
- take-all
- take-charge
- take-home