disencumbered 1 of 2

as in free
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful the paying off of my loan left me feeling delightfully disencumbered

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disencumbered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of disencumber

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disencumbered
Adjective
  • Each bus will also feature free Wi-Fi, an onboard bar (with drinks and snacks available for purchase), a toilet, and a separate changing room.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Looking for a free mini puzzle?
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On a recent morning, sweaty workers unloaded cargo boats by hand, carrying crates of beer, sacks of rice, and bags of flour on their shoulders 100 yards up the muddy riverbank to trucks waiting on the wharf.
    John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Early on, Paul unloaded on Cena with some punches to the gut in the corner.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Prospective buyers will be relieved to hear that some amenities have been restored to their original condition.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Four days later, Chertoff relieved Michael Brown and directed Admiral Allen to lead the relief effort.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This phenomenon is prevalent in stories of Fannie Berry, a freed woman known for her tales about the days of enslavement.
    Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Those phrases, used among student protestors to voice support for a liberated Palestinian people, were viewed by some in the Jewish community as manifestations of hate.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Similar themes crop up in the opera: Four female astronauts board a spaceship in hope of preserving the human race on a new planet, only for their mission to be privatized halfway through the journey by a venture capitalist, their liberated lives suddenly jeopardized.
    Hugh Morris, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • The nursery has cleared water-thirsty plants and planted 100,000 indigenous trees since 2012.
    Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Once the birthing chamber is cleared, Davina delivers Julia’s healthy baby boy.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Disencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disencumbered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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