Synonyms of encumbered

encumbered 1 of 2

adjective

as in hindered

Related Words

• hindered
• handicapped
• hobbled

Dissimilar Words

• free
• quit
• shut (of)
• released
• liberated
• unburdened
• disencumbered
• freed
• delivered
• unimpeded
• unhampered

encumbered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of encumber

1

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• handicapped
• inhibited
• shackled
• fettered
• stymied
• cramped
• constrained
• delayed
• trammeled
• hobbled
• blocked
• tied up
• restrained
• manacled
• clogged
• short-circuited
• handcuffed
• interfered (with)
• disrupted
• tied
• hog-tied
• held back
• bound
• frustrated
• thwarted
• reined
• stifled
• retained
• tethered
• curbed
• balked
• cramped one's style
• held up
• gave a hard time
• mired
• retarded
• leashed
• checked
• confined
• chained
• strangled
• choked
• braked
• barricaded
• arrested
• baffled
• bogged (down)
• smothered
• haltered
• derailed
• suffocated
• blockaded
• sabotaged
• roadblocked
• muzzled
• repressed
• foiled
• suppressed
• stumped
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• aided
• helped
• facilitated
• opened
• cleared
• liberated
• freed
• released
• untied
• loosened
• encouraged
• promoted
• smoothed
• unstopped
• made way
• unplugged
• unclogged
• furthered

2

as in loaded

to place a weight or burden on

don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loaded
• burdened
• filled
• saddled
• packed
• weighted
• ladened
• freighted
• lumbered
• weighed
• stacked
• laded
• taxed
• piled
• cluttered
• hampered
• clogged
• overloaded
• overburdened
• afflicted
• handicapped
• heaped
• overtaxed
• oppressed
• surcharged
• pressed
• strained
• mounded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• unloaded
• unburdened
• disencumbered
• relieved
• alleviated
• disburdened
• lightened
• eased
• unladed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encumbered

Adjective

Now Democrats have a chance to replace Platner with a new candidate—someone who is, perhaps, less encumbered—and redouble their efforts to flip Collins’s seat. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Verb

Already in play is Manhattan Beach Studios, another Hackman Capital property encumbered by a $240-million loan from Deutsche Bank that the lender is in the process of selling. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Early efforts included Welling redesigning two greens encumbered by wetlands and other issues. — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The Mavericks now begin a comprehensive search for their next head coach, hoping their next candidate is a promising figure with little regard for the spree of bad luck that has encumbered this organization. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Many analysts noting the stock’s run-up due to news in March of price increases and a general sense of relief that the company wouldn’t be encumbered by a massive acquisition of traditional assets. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026

His brand of athleticism is predicated on a bouncy explosiveness that shouldn’t be encumbered with unnecessary bulking. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

It will be encumbered neither by norms nor the exigencies that compel speech in a democratic society. — Casey Ryan Kelly, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026

The department is required to be paid fair market value for any land that is purchased, rented or encumbered, according to a September 2025 appraisal of the property. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

Most of the properties, which are owned by LLCs, are delinquent on tax obligations while some are encumbered by mortgages that are in default —racking up penalties and interest, Seward added. — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026