Overload
Overload noun - An electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power.
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Synonyms for Overload
Refuse and overload are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a noun "Overload".
Nearby Words: overloaded, overloading
Both words in one sentence
- The PC version of the game would often times flat out refuse to let players play due to server overload.
Source: Video Game / Test Drive -
Since it had online activation and needed a connection to the game's master servers to play, the game would flat out refuse to let players start up the game, and it would often kick them out of the game without warning due to massive server overload.
Source: Obvious Beta
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Refuse and Overload. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/overload/refuse
Overload & Refuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/overload/refuse>.
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