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 tool breaks cases down by age, race and neighborhood, revealing that seniors, Black residents and inland valley communities bear disproportionate heat burdens tied to poverty, outdoor work and lack of cooling. —Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

And how, despite all the benefits and all the attention and revenue it’s brought to the series, all media, marketing, and sponsorship commitments are ultimately burdens for the drivers. —Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026

Cekada and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche have publicly embraced the gun industry and have said the agencies will work to ease burdens for sellers, manufacturers and gun owners. —Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 June 2026

An additional $191 would appear on that yearly tax bill, while owners of apartments and commercial real estate would face similar burdens. —Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

At the same time, while consumer credit delinquencies have increased, household debt-service burdens remain below 2007 peaks. —Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Teller predicts that his financial burdens will only grow because of the bees he's lost, specifically the earnings made from his bee removal customers. —Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

Yet these technologies did not lead to long-term elevated unemployment, nor lighten the burdens put on workers. —Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026

Continuous evaluation must not impose burdens that favor entrenched incumbents at the expense of startups and open-source developers. —Ion Stoica, Fortune, 27 May 2026

Verb

The Wrong Tax There is a compliance cost that genuinely burdens IPO candidates and receives almost no attention in the current deregulatory debate. —Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 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

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