DISBURDENING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

disburdening

verb

present participle of disburden

as in unloading

to empty or rid of cargo disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil

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as in relieving

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours

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Parents groused that loading and unloading kids in the R1S could be a headache, especially with a child’s seat in the second row.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
The timing shook out nicely, considering Berg would go on to be tapped to succeed Don Garber as MLS’ next commissioner and has subsequently been tasked with unloading his sizable ownership stake in LAFC.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of unloading

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So are artists living in these homes rent free in exchange for relieving homeowners of potential tax bills?

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 18 Aug. 2026
Campione supports re-prioritizing and accelerating infrastructure projects and relieving congestion on county roads, especially arterial and collector road projects, by pushing the state to replace outdated funding formulas.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

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The fatal crash has led city leaders and animal rights activists to take a new look at ridding New York of carriage horses.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Cocaine trafficking is not a victimless crime, and the FBI and our partners will use every tool at our disposal to keep ridding our communities of these deadly narcotics.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ridding

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And businesses may be seriously underestimating the value of freeing up their people to have new ideas.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But by funding facilities and administrative costs normally borne by the schools, states are freeing universities to use their own dollars for other purposes.

— David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of freeing

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Lee also added that crews are clearing sediment and boulders to help prevent dangerous mudslides.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Last Friday, Oswalt was clearing a plot of land in central Mississippi where his oldest daughter and her husband plan to build a house when a reporter from his Houston days reached out about the perfect-game challenge.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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