unburdened
adjective
un·bur·dened
ˌən-ˈbər-dᵊnd 
: not burdened : having no weight or load
unburdened by the expectations of others
Examples of unburdened in a Sentence
now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years
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McIlroy had been moving around Augusta National with that bouncy gait of his, looking unburdened after completing the career Grand Slam a year ago.
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
But the music could scarcely feel more unburdened—the sound of an artist stretching the borders of their sound ever further into a hostile world.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
In those scenes an unburdened version of Qihuo is revealed.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
My older daughter has cried on and off but seems mostly unburdened in a way that only kids can.
—Nicole Frehsee Mazur, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unburdened
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburdened. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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