Synonyms of freight

freight 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrāt 

1

as in cargo

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cargo
• burden
• payload
• loading
• load
• lading
• weight
• haul
• shipment
• draft
• carload
• ballast
• consignment
• truckload
• trainload
• package
• shipload
• wagonload
• bale
• pack
• surcharge
• overload
• bundle
• packet
• parcel
• bulk
• deadweight
• boatload
• body
• mass
• manifest

2

as in price

the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something

it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• price
• cost
• fee
• rate
• damage
• price tag
• charge
• bill
• value
• ante
• tariff
• sale
• valuation
• figure
• market value
• discount
• reduction
• surcharge
• invoice
• deduction
• service charge
• unit price
• deposit
• list price
• fair market value
• service fee
• down payment
• price point
• sticker price
• overcharge
• asking price
• carrying charge
• markdown
• tab
• check
• account

freight

2 of 2

verb

as in to load

to place a weight or burden on

it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane

Synonyms & Similar Words

• load
• burden
• weight
• fill
• pack
• saddle
• lumber
• encumber
• laden
• weigh
• stack
• lade
• tax
• pile
• heap
• mound
• clog
• hamper
• clutter
• overload
• handicap
• surcharge
• overburden
• press
• afflict
• strain
• overtax
• oppress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unload
• discharge
• unlade
• relieve
• ease
• alleviate
• unburden
• lighten
• disencumber
• disburden

Examples of freight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The company provides a wide range of services, including dedicated transportation, freight brokerage, e-commerce fulfillment, and last-mile delivery. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

The grant news was first announced by California Sen. Alex Padilla, a Democrat who has championed emissions reduction across the transportation and freight sectors. —Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024

Verb

Each burger and croquembouche is freighted with meaning. —The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

This is still life, but freighted with both ideas about the idealized origins of African American art and simultaneous presence and absence of the painter’s body and mind. —Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024