Synonyms of burdens

burdens 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of burden

1

as in loads

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

the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• payloads
• loadings
• cargoes
• weights
• freights
• hauls
• shipments
• drafts
• ladings
• masses
• consignments
• packages
• carloads
• deadweights
• truckloads
• overloads
• surcharges
• bundles
• bales
• ballasts
• wagonloads
• parcels
• packs
• shiploads
• trainloads
• packets
• boatloads
• manifests
• bodies
• bulks

2

as in responsibilities

something one must do because of prior agreement

the burden of homework prevented the youngster from joining his friends at the game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• responsibilities
• obligations
• duties
• needs
• commitments
• promises
• constraints
• requirements
• vows
• offices
• imperatives
• pledges
• charges
• incumbencies
• pacts
• devoirs
• dos
• payments
• words
• debts
• oaths
• contracts
• arrangements
• restraints
• covenants
• trusts
• forces
• compacts
• compulsions
• tributes
• setups
• appointments
• reservations
• prearrangements
• engagements
• musts
• coercions
• troths
• onuses
• duresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exemptions
• graces
• discharges
• waivers
• stays
• releases
• reliefs
• alternatives
• eases
• postponements
• options
• choices
• loopholes
• preferences
• selections
• picks

burdens

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of burden

as in choruses

a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often

had some trouble coming up with a burden for the song

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choruses
• responses
• refrains
• repeats

burdens

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of burden

1

as in weights

to place a weight or burden on

burdened the dog with a little backpack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• weights
• encumbers
• fills
• saddles
• packs
• weighs
• freights
• piles
• ladens
• stacks
• taxes
• lumbers
• lades
• clutters
• clogs
• handicaps
• overtaxes
• overburdens
• mounds
• surcharges
• heaps
• hampers
• overloads
• afflicts
• strains
• oppresses
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• unburdens
• unloads
• relieves
• alleviates
• eases
• lightens
• disburdens
• disencumbers
• unlades

2

as in troubles

to make sad

refuses to let everyday problems burden her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troubles
• worries
• concerns
• depresses
• tortures
• oppresses
• saddens
• weighs down
• bums (out)
• distresses
• gets down
• dejects
• bothers
• torments
• ails
• disturbs
• afflicts
• upsets
• dashes
• daunts
• discourages
• discomforts
• disheartens
• unsettles
• dismays
• disquiets
• exercises
• perturbs
• dispirits
• unnerves
• demoralizes
• freaks (out)
• unhinges
• undoes
• agitates
• discomposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lightens
• cheers (up)
• rejoices
• comforts
• brightens
• buoys
• assures
• stimulates
• soothes
• animates
• enlivens
• invigorates
• reassures
• consoles
• inspires
• gladdens
• encourages
• excites
• delights
• lifts
• pleases
• solaces
• uplifts
• gratifies
• elevates
• elates
• heartens
• exhilarates
• boosts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burdens

Noun

The episode beautifully addresses the burdens that typically come with being the eldest daughter. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2026

Since regulatory burdens are driving the problem, the state can best promote housing affordability by implementing comprehensive regulatory reform. — Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

When buses are slow and unreliable, those burdens fall disproportionately on these communities. — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Overly complex structures can create administrative burdens and unintended consequences. — Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Its golf infrastructure is limited, its player pool small and its sporting ambitions are pressed against larger national burdens. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

What the anger says about us Most people in America face financial burdens which contribute to mental health problems, Anderson previously told USA TODAY. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 6 July 2026

American families also shoulder financial burdens that many Dutch families never face. — Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

The same systems that determine who has access to opportunity often determine who bears the greatest environmental burdens. — Isabella Montealegre, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Verb

The legal scholars watching this expect the eventual fights to turn on old questions, whether a state law unduly burdens interstate commerce, whether federal rules quietly override it. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

Writing for the Court, Gorsuch rejected Jackson’s core argument that Colorado’s law merely regulates professional conduct and only incidentally burdens speech. — MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Policy analysts agreed the current plan burdens electric utilities, which could translate into higher bills. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026

Supporters say securing transportation, getting time off and having to repeat visits unnecessarily burdens low-income women. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026

The disproportionate health burdens women of color face are not unique to the perimenopause and menopause experience. — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026

The most significant successes are often for companies addressing conditions with large, underserved disease burdens. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026

This model enables rapid domestic and international growth without the balance-sheet intensity that burdens competitors. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025