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

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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

Another measure, Senate Bill 888, is also seeking to reduce property tax burdens for disabled veterans. —Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Shutoffs disproportionately affect households already facing high energy burdens and fewer housing protections. —Anthony Nicome, STAT, 13 May 2026

These are human beings carrying extraordinary burdens on behalf of us all. —Nick Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026

Their burdens, at least, were light. —Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

That means cutting permitting delays, reducing regulatory burdens, supporting small businesses and bringing film and production back to Los Angeles. —Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026

These programs have imposed tremendous economic costs on Californians through higher energy prices, regulatory compliance burdens and distorted markets. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Investments will concentrate in areas with higher creditworthiness, newer infrastructure, and fewer barriers to deployment, while communities with older housing, higher energy burdens, and fewer financial resources are left behind. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026

Blanche said the changes bring gun regulations in line with Supreme Court precedents while cutting down on unnecessary burdens on firearms sellers and lawful gun owners. —Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026

Verb

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

At the same time, some lawmakers and advocates say the proposal disproportionately burdens the electricity sector at a moment when utility bills are soaring. —Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026

Connecticut’s system of taxation unjustly burdens its poorest citizens. —Joseph Gerics, Hartford Courant, 3 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

And that power burdens school districts with edicts and mandates that often discourage reform and experimentation while doing little to improve student outcomes. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025