disencumbered 1 of 2

adjective

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

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verb

past tense of disencumber
1
as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night

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2
as in relieved
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon

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  1. free
  2. unloaded
  3. relieved
  4. freed
  5. cleared
  6. liberated
Adjective
  • This extension will expire when Bedard is just 26 years old and buys out only one year of unrestricted free agency.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The Detroit Health Department is offering free masks to residents and encouraging everyone to stay inside.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of free
Verb
  • The telecom giant unloaded the media properties less than four years later.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • Standardizing the size of shipping containers allows ships to be easily loaded and unloaded and for the containers to be transferred to rail cars and semitrucks at intermodal facilities.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of unloaded
Verb
  • He was relieved by Emiliano Teodo, who permitted two runs over 1 2/3 innings in his big league debut.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Frankly, Miss Manners is relieved that this question was not about the neighbors taking your words literally and using the pool without your consent.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of relieved
Adjective
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
  • Well, the Thirteenth Amendment left the country with 4 million freed slaves, undefined.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Definition of freed
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  • First responders cleared about 50 homes in flood-prone areas, said Jerel Haley, the Kerrville police chief.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • If the recent addition is cleared who of the three 7footers gets the nod?
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of cleared
Adjective
  • And there were already many claims being made for the nearly $4 billion worth of liberated slaves.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Hungary’s new minister of culture, Zoltán Tarr, shares his vision for fostering freedom of expression in a liberated local art scene.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Definition of liberated
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“Disencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disencumbered. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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